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News focus: all RI hajj pilgrims should wear batik

Thousands of Indonesian hajj pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning (Oct 2,2011) to perform the fifth ...

Grand Mosque of Sana`a: historical landmark and centre for moderation

The Grand Mosque in Sana'a is one of the oldest mosques in the Muslim world. It was the first mosque built in Yemen ...

RI expecting peaceful settlement in Libya

Indonesia has expressed concern over the current security situation in Libya and hope that a peaceful settlement will ...

Ramadan begins in Pakistan on Tuesday

The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will begin in Pakistan on Tuesday, it was officially announced. "The crescent ...

Indonesia asks for increase hajj quota

The Indonesian government has asked for an additional quota of 27,600 Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia because its quota ...

Maid returns home after escaping Saudi execution

An Indonesian maid who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for killing her employer`s brother has finally returned ...

RI seeking increased hajj quota

The Indonesian government has asked Saudi Arabia for additional allocation of 27,000 to its hajj quota of 211,000 ...

Minister asks work force not to dodge Saudi moratorium

Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar asked all people in the work force not to aspire and force ...

Coffee helping to conserve Aceh`s environment

On a sunny afternoon at a coffee shop in Banda Aceh city, Aceh province, four men were engrossed in a lively ...

Govt reveals efforts to save its citizens overseas

Facing `hails of bullets` from its critics that it has failed to protect Indonesians abroad as showcased by the ...

Moratorium on migrant workers dispatch should be supported

The government`s decision to impose moratorium on the dispatch of Indonesian migrant workers (TKIs) to Saudi Arabia ...

Govt finally stops migrant workers dispatch to S Arabia

The government has finally decided to impose a moratorium on the dispatch of migrant workers (TKI) to Saudi Arabia ...

Saudi govt sorry no prior notice about Ruyati`s execution

The Saudi Arabian government has apologized and expressed regret for failing to give prior notice to the Indonesian ...

Ruyati beheaded while two govts forge defense cooperation

Amidst strong reactions from various parties to the beheading of Ruyati, an Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia, the two ...

RI reacts strongly to Saudis beheading migrant worker

The beheading of Ruyati binti Satubi, an Indonesian female migrant worker, in Saudi Arabia, has prompted the ...