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Seven die on good friday ceremony in Flores

At least seven persons died after a ship that carried hundreds of passengers for the Good Friday Sea Ceremony in ...

Three airlines to carry RI hajj pilgrims in 2012

The government has named three airlines to carry Indonesian hajj pilgrims to the Holy Land this year, according to a ...

Gunmen kill four Shi`ite farmers in Baghdad attack

Gunmen killed four Shi`ite farmers in the northern outskirts of Baghdad on Monday, police and hospital sources said, ...

Elderly hajj pilgrims must be prioritized: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the relevant agencies to give priority ...

Saudi warns it will not tolerate riots during hajj

A top Saudi official warned on Saturday that the kingdom will not tolerate any riots at the annual Muslim pilgrimage ...

Boeing 747-400 makes first landing on SIM airport

Hundreds of people from many parts of Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, flocked to Sulatan Iskandar Muda (SIM) airport at ...

news focus: SIM airport worthy to serve wide-body aircraft

Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) international airport in Aceh Province is worthy to serve wide-body aircraft such as Boeing ...

Over 25,000 Indonesian hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia

A total of 25,878 Indonesian hajj pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia until the fifth day since the first flight batch ...

News focus: all RI hajj pilgrims should wear batik

Thousands of Indonesian hajj pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning (Oct 2,2011) to perform the fifth ...

South Sumatra`s 355 would-be hajj pilgrims off to Medina

South Sumatra governor H Alex Noerdin on Sunday here saw off a total of 355 would-be hajj pilgrims from South Sumatra ...

Four blasts kill 17 in iraq`s Kerbala

Four successive blasts hit the Iraqi city of Kerbala on Sunday, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens more ...

President Yudhoyono condemns Solo bombing

President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono condemned the bombing incident in front of Bethel Injil Sepenuh church (GBIS) In ...

Govt condemns suicide bombing in Solo: security minister

The government strongly condemned the suicide bombing action that happened in Kepunton church, Central Java, on ...

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 ...

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 ...