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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 ...

House discussing possibility of lowering hajj pilgrimage cost

A lawmaker has urged the religious affairs ministry to refer to the ministry of transportation its proposal to ...

Govt, house try not to raise hajj pilgrimage cost

The government and the House of Representatives (DPR) will try not to raise the 2011 hajj pilgrimage cost (BPIH), ...

VP calls for increase in RI's hajj pilgrimage quota

Vice President Boediono has urged Indonesian diplomats dealing with hajj pilgrimage affairs in Saudi Arabia to strive ...

Legislator rejects govt plan to raise hajj pilgrimage cost

A legislator of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VIII on religious affairs said he was opposed to the ...

Anti graft body submits report to president

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) submitted a report on its work to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as ...

Bin Laden`s body buried at sea

The body of Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea after he was killed by US covert forces in ...

Govt to act on umroh agency neglecting pilgrims

The government will tighten its control on travel agencies organizing minor hajj pilgrimage (umroh) because some 30 ...

Over-stayers facing uncertain fate in Saudi Arabia

Tens of thousands of Indonesians who overstayed their visas and have taken refuge under several bridges in Saudi ...

Indonesia seeking increased quota for hajj pilgrims

The Indonesian government is seeking an increase in the quota of hajj pilgrims for 2011 from 211,000 in 2010 to ...

Some 181 RI soldiers on leave from UNIFIL duties

Some 180 members of the Indonesian contingent in the UN Interim Force in Lebanaon (UNIFIl) are to arrive here soon ...

Jakarta to ask for bigger hajj quota

Indonesia will ask for a bigger hajj quota from the Saudi government for this year`s hajj pilgrimage season, Religious ...

Iraq suicide car bomb kills 10 police

A car bomb detonated by a suicide attacker in the central Iraqi city of Samarra killed 10 policemen and wounded 16 ...

Umroh pilgrims expected to increase to 200 thousands

The number of Indonesians going to Mecca for umroh (minor hajj) services this year is estimated to increase from ...