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Not first time government cancelled pilgrims' departures: Minister

Religion Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi highlighted that the Indonesian government had cancelled the departure of ...

Indonesia announces cancellation of Hajj pilgrimage 2020 amid COVID-19

The Indonesian government announced its decision to not send Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 2020 amid the COVID-19 ...

Saudi Arabia sends home Indonesian pilgrims flouting immigration rules

The Saudi government has sent home Indonesian umroh pilgrims and citizens found guilty of violating immigration rules, ...

Indonesians in Saudi Arabia urged not to travel to Mecca, Medina

The Indonesian Embassy in Riyadh has called on Indonesian residents in Saudi Arabia not to travel to Macca and Medina ...

SOE to halt mask export for CSR program

Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI), a state-owned enterprise (SOE) company on agricultural, pharmacy and trade, will ...

VP optimistic of hajj pilgrimage schedule unaffected by virus outbreak

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has expressed hope that the schedule for Hajj pilgrimage would remain unaffected despite ...

Hajj pilgrimage preparations remain undeterred by coronavirus outbreak

Indonesia's Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi affirmed that preparations for the Hajj pilgrimage in 2020 had ...

Jakarta police arrest 10 workers for producing fake medical masks

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police raided a warehouse on Friday in Cilincing, North Jakarta, and arrested 10 workers found ...

84,855 East Java Muslims may not perform Umrah

Nearly 84,855 Muslims in the Indonesian province of East Java may not perform Umrah pilgrimage services in the Holy ...

Government asks Saudi to allow pilgrims already landed

The Indonesian government has requested Saudi Arabia to allow Indonesians into the country who have already landed or ...

Palembang's 433 Umrah pilgrims depart for Jeddah despite temporary ban

A total of 433 umrah (minor haj) pilgrims from Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra Province, departed for the holy ...

Ministry conducts airport monitoring, anticipates impact of Umrah ban

Indonesia's Religious Affairs Ministry dispatched officers to supervise airports as a precautionary measure against ...

Weekend Stories

Inside the centuries-old temple in Jakarta on Lunar New Year

In the half hour past midnight, crowds of Chinese descendants, dressed in all red attire, throng the main premises of ...

Putranto reprimands BRI official for comment on coronavirus

Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has reprimanded an official of state-owned lender Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) for ...

ASEAN hajj consuls concur on forming ASEAN Hajj Forum

Hajj consuls from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have reached a common agreement to ...