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Six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims killed in Saudi bus accident

Six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims were killed in a bus accident on the Medina-Mecca highway in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, ...

Government seeks increase in Hajj officer quota for 2024

The Indonesian government continues to strive to secure an additional Hajj officer quota from the Government of Saudi ...

VP Amin seeks equitable Hajj cost allocation for pilgrims and govt

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin on Thursday emphasized the need to determine a proportional cost for next year's ...

2024 Hajj: Govt decides on 14 embarkation points

The Religious Affairs Ministry has determined that during next year's Hajj season, prospective pilgrims to Saudi ...

Government seeks Rp105 million BPIH per Hajj pilgrim in 2024

The government has sought an average Hajj Organizing Cost (BPIH) of Rp105 million (US$6,682) per person for the Hajj ...

Indonesia urges Saudi to include additional Hajj quota in E-Hajj

Indonesia's Religious Affairs Ministry urged the Government of Saudi Arabia to immediately include the additional ...

Hajj practice run to include physical training: ministry

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has said that the manasik (practice run) for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage will not only ...

This year's Hajj gives lesson on preparing health early: ministry

The Ministry of Religious Affairs stated that implementation of the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage had given a lesson on the ...

Jokowi: Hajj waiting time reduced by two years with additional quota

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated on Sunday that the additional Hajj quota from the Saudi Arabian government for ...

Additional Hajj quota will help shorten queue: minister

The additional Hajj quota of 20 thousand granted by Saudi Arabia to Indonesia for 2024 will help shorten the long Hajj ...

Indonesia gets additional Hajj quota of 20,000 for 2024

Indonesia secured an additional quota of 20 thousand for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage following a bilateral meeting between ...

Religious Affairs Ministry plans early Hajj guide selection

The Religious Affairs Ministry has decided to hold the selection of guides for the 2023 Hajj season earlier to improve ...

Clarification sought on Saudi Arabia's policy on Meningitis vaccine

The news that Saudi Arabia's government no longer mandates meningitis vaccine as requirement for Hajj and Umrah is ...

Ministry's discussion forum deliberates hajj organization issues

The Religious Affairs Ministry organized a hajj discussion forum with several stakeholders to deliberate various hajj ...

VP Amin accentuates need to ensure meningitis vaccine availability

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin highlighted the need to ensure the availability of meningitis vaccines in Indonesia, ...