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Rizal Djalil elected BPK chief

Rizal Djalil was elected to lead the State Audit Board (BPK), succeeding Hadi Poernomo who retired on April 21, 2014, ...

Jordan King to hold Syria talks in Russia on Wednesday

Jordans King Abdullah II is to travel to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the ...

CEAPAD gathering seeks peace, freedom, development for Palestine

Talks about Palestine and its people often view the country as a disputed land, full of conflicts, extremists and ...

Over 74 pct Indonesian hajj pilgrims arrive in Holy Land

Some 114,508 or about 74.33 percent of the Indonesian hajj quota of 154,053 pilgrims for this year`s pilgrimage season ...

24 Indonesian hajj pilgrims die in Holy Land

The number of Indonesian hajj pilgrims who had died in the Holy Land in the current haj pilgrimage season up to Monday ...

Saudi govt defends decision to reduce global hajj quota

The Saudi Arabian government defends its decision to reduce hajj quota for 20 percent for each countries during the ...

Indonesia urged to lobby Saudi Arabia over hajj quota

Amid the Saudi government`s policy to cut hajj pilgrims` numbers due to expansion work at Mecca`s Grand Mosque, some ...

RI deserves dispensation in hajj quota cut: IPHI

Indonesia deserves dispensation in the hajj quota cut the Saudi government will impose this year, the Indonesian Hajj ...

RI hajj quota cut by 20 percent: Minister

The Saudi government has cut Indonesia`s hajj pilgrimage quota this year by 20 percent or 42,200 pilgrims from 211,000 ...

Obama arrives in Israel, vows undying US support

Making his first official visit to Israel, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday unwavering commitment to ...

Indonesian hajj pilgrims to return home starting wednesday

More than 200,000 Indonesian hajj pilgrims will return home in stages, starting Wednesday (October 31), after ...

Indonesian govt to promote Baduy land as culture tourism center

The local government is developing the Baduy Land into a culture tourism site. Baduy is populated by about ...

13 hajj pilgrims die while performing wukuf

A total of 13 Indonesian pilgrims died while performing wukuf on the field of Arafah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, ...

Indonesian hajj pilgrims leave for Arafah for Wuquf

Indonesian hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia left the holy city of Mecca for the Arafah desert on Wednesday (October 24) ...

58 Indonesian hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

Ten more Indonesian hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia, bringing to 58 the total number of deaths since the first ...