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Religious Affairs Minister sees off first batch of Indonesian haj pilgrims

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin officially bid farewell to the first group of haj pilgrims departing ...

Government repatriates 11 Saudi-detained Indonesian pilgrims

The Indonesian government will repatriate eight out of the 11 Saudi-detained Indonesian pilgrims on Thursday, after ...

Government working on the release of 11 Saudi-detained Indonesian pilgrims

The Indonesian government is making all efforts to ensure the release of the 11 minor Hajj pilgrims who have been ...

By the River Jordan, I sat down and prayed

The Bible mentions the River Jordan in Amman, as the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist thousands of ...

Jakarta court rejects former minister`s pretrial suit

The South Jakarta district court has rejected former Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Alis pretrial suit against ...

Govt urged to monitor travel agents to anticipate ISIS

A legislator has urged the government to monitor travel agents organizing minor hajj pilgrimage to anticipate the ...

Former minister files another pretrial suit at s Jakarta court

Former Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali who has been named suspect in an inappropriate Hajj fund management ...

Middle Eeast Stability Important For Indonesia: Foreign Minister

Indonesias foreign minister Retno LP Marsudi said stability in the Middle East was very important for the country and ...

Indonesia asks for increase in hajj quota

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin asked for an increase in quota for Indonesian Hajj pilgrims, during ...

Ex-director general of hajj meets summons from anti-graft body

The former director general of hajj and umrah, Anggito Abimanyu, responded to summons from the Corruption Eradication ...

Indonesian ambassador appeals to hajj pilgrims to maintain health

The Indonesian Ambassador for Saudi Arabia Abdurrahman Muhammad Fachir appealed to the Hajj pilgrimage participants to ...

Indonesian hajj pilgrims require education about ebola

Prospective Indonesian hajj pilgrims in 2014 are expected to arm themselves with information about Ebola virus. ...

Bali provides 24-hour medics in anticipation of ebola

The health office of Bali Province has provided a round-the-clock medical team in Ngurah Rai International Airport to ...

Anti-graft body grills siblings of Suryadharma Ali

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) interrogated the five siblings of former religious affairs minister ...

Indonesian hajj pilgrims to use electronic bracelets

Indonesias government is discussing plans to equip hajj pilgrims with electronic bracelets to reduce the number of ...