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Ensuring disabled people's rights to perform Hajj worship

The Hajj pilgrimage can be considered the most complex religious event in the world, involving millions of Muslims from ...

Indonesians can use QRIS in Japan and China starting August 17, 2025

Bank Indonesia (BI) has announced that the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) payment method will be ...

Pilgrim QRIS transactions can generate US$8 bln for nation: RI Govt 

Indonesia could potentially gain up to US$8 billion per year in foreign exchange from digital transactions carried out ...

Hajj and Umrah terminal at Soetta Airport gets new look

The Indonesian government has made several efforts to improve services for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, including the ...

Prioritize services for elderly pilgrims: VP to Hajj officers

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka asked Hajj officers to prioritize services for elderly pilgrims during a visit to ...

Hajj officers at Bir Ali repositioned to optimize pilgrim services

The Indonesian Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH) has responded to the expansion of the miqat (pilgrimage starting point) ...

Ministry reminds pilgrims to follow rules for smooth hajj pilgrimage

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has called on all Hajj pilgrims to adhere to official rules and guidance to ensure a ...

Eight Indonesian Hajj pilgrims die, rights to be honored: govt

Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has reported that eight prospective Hajj pilgrims have passed away as ...

Almost all Indonesian Hajj pilgrim visas issued: Ministry

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has confirmed that nearly all visas for Indonesian regular Hajj pilgrims have been ...

Religious Affairs Minister Umar sends off Hajj officers to Mecca

Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasaruddin Umar, here on Wednesday dispatched hundreds of Indonesian Hajj Implementation ...

Indonesia's Hajj team reviews services for pilgrims at Saudi hospitals

Indonesia's Hajj health team said that its members visited three Saudi Arabian hospitals to directly check the ...

Hajj pilgrims urged caution amid Madinah heat forecast

The Ministry of Religious Affairs announced that with temperatures in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, expected to reach 35 ...

Govt's commitment to pilgrim welfare reflected in new terminal launch

The newly operational Special Terminal for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport underscores ...

Prabowo wants Indonesia's hajj costs below Malaysia's

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar and Head of the Hajj Organizing ...

Indonesia prioritizes local spices for hajj meals

The Indonesian government is prioritizing the use of domestic spices in catering services for Hajj pilgrims in Saudi ...