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Palestine promotes tourism in Indonesia

Palestine is promoting its tourism attractions in Indonesia to draw more Indonesian tourists and to create greater ...

23,443 Indonesian hajj pilgrims arrive in Madinah

As many as 58 flights carrying 23,443 Indonesian pilgrims, have arrived in Madinah since August 21 and will leave for ...

Religious Affairs Minister sees off first batch of Indonesian haj pilgrims

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin officially bid farewell to the first group of haj pilgrims departing ...

Govt urged to monitor travel agents to anticipate ISIS

A legislator has urged the government to monitor travel agents organizing minor hajj pilgrimage to anticipate the ...

Indonesian hajj pilgrims require education about ebola

Prospective Indonesian hajj pilgrims in 2014 are expected to arm themselves with information about Ebola virus. ...

Government urged to recognize role of fisherwomen

The government needs to recognize the important role of fisherwomen in the family and take them into account when it ...

Ambassador Invites Indonesian Christians To Jordan During Pope`s Visit

Jordanian Ambassador to Indonesia Walid Al-Hadid has invited Indonesian Christians to visit his country, particularly ...

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 ...