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Aceh's residents on 31-year waiting list for Mecca hajj: Official

Aceh Province's residents, who registered for going on hajj to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, starting from ...

Need mitigation strategy for first batch of Umrah pilgrims: ministry

The departure of the first batch of Umrah pilgrims during the COVID-19 pandemic will require an optimal mitigation ...

Religious Affairs Ministry postpones Umrah departure until early 2022

The departure of Indonesian Umrah pilgrims will be postponed until 2022 after President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appealed ...

MPR deputy speaker urges govt to prepare Umrah departure rules

Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Hidayat Nur Wahid has urged the government to prepare ...

Saudi Arabia lifts entry ban from Indonesia starting on December 1

Saudi Arabia has lifted the suspension on direct flights from Indonesia starting on December 1, 2021, Director ...

Indonesia-Saudi Arabia discussions on umrah regulation to commence

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto confirmed to Indonesia having received a diplomatic note ...

President Jokowi leads national heroes ceremony

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) led a ceremony to pay tribute to fallen heroes at the Kalibata Heroes ...

Negotiations on umrah departure still in process: ministry

The negotiations on the departure of prospective Indonesian umrah pilgrims with Saudi Arabia are still on, an official ...

Kalla hopes Hajj pilgrimage will return to normal in 2022

Chairperson of the Honorary Council of the Indonesian Hajj Brotherhood Association (IPHI), Jusuf Kalla, has expressed ...

Ministry preparing one-door Umrah pilgrimage scheme

The Religious Affairs Ministry has continued to make Umrah pilgrimage arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic, which ...

Government should devise apt Umrah departure plan: DPD speaker

Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) Speaker, La Nyalla Mattalitti, called on the government to formulate a ...

Limited space in Mina hindering national hajj quota increase: ministry

The Religious Affairs Ministry has acknowledged limited space in Mina Valley, which would be densely crowded during the ...

Umrah access for Indonesia opened due to better COVID-19 handling

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reopened access for Indonesian umrah pilgrims in view of the improved handling of ...

Indonesia asks Saudi Arabia to review its vaccine, umrah policies

During a recent meeting with her Saudi Arabian counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno ...

Religious Affairs Ministry urges hajj pilgrims to get vaccinated

The Religious Affairs Ministry encouraged prospective Indonesian hajj pilgrims to partake in the vaccination program to ...