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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 has halal beef export potential

Deputy Trade Minister Bayu Krisnamurthi said Indonesia has the potential of beef export with halal certificate by ...

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 ...

Ex court chairman not yet decided to join presidential candidate convention

Former Constitutional Court (MK) chairman Mahfud MD has not yet decided to join the United Development Party`s (PPP) ...

Indonesian migrant workers support Mahfud`s bid to run for presidency

Former Constitutional Court (MK) chairman Mahfud MD gets support from Indonesian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia to ...

Hajj pilgrimage cost for 2013 down $90

The government and the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed to a decline in hajj pilgrimage cost (BPIH) by an ...

Saudi Arabia arrests 18 members in spying cell

Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday the arrest of 18 people over the suspicion of spying for another country, Saudi ...

Democrat Party asked to forget 2014 election

Democrat Party Advisory Council Chairman Susilo Yudhoyono has asked the party's cadres to forget momentarily about ...

Yudhoyono summons Democrat top officials

Democrat Party Advisory Board Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono summoned a number of party`s top officials for a ...

Yudhoyono monitors situation in Egypt

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirmed he would continue with his planned visit to Egypt to attend the ...

Grebeg ceremony in Yogyakarta to commemorate Prophet Muhammad`s birthday

The Sultanate of Yogyakarta on Thursday held the Grebeg ceremony by distributing a variety of food products to the ...

PPATK suspects irregularities in hajj pilgrimage spending

The Financial Transactions Analysis and Reporting Center (PPATK) said there are indication of malfeasance in the ...

Indonesia to send FM to Myanmar

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will send Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa to Myanmar 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 ...

Over 3.1 mln pilgrims perform hajj in Mecca

A total of 3,161,573 Muslim pilgrims from around the world are performing this year`s Hajj in Mecca, the Saudi news ...