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Health department advices postponing umra pilgrimage following MERS spread

West Sumatra Health Department issued an advice to postpone Umra pilgrimage for people above 60 years and those who ...

N Maluku batik to be made obligatory clothing

The North Maluku Industry and Trade Department (Disperindag) is planning to make it obligatory for all civil servants ...

Patient dies of suspected MERS infection in Medan

A lung specialist of a general hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, said here on Tuesday that a patient at the hospital ...

KPK questions religious affairs minister on alleged corruption

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday questioned Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali on an ...

Indonesia to offer cooperation in tackling MERS-CoV: Minister

The Indonesian government will offer cooperation to Saudi Arabia and other countries in tackling the Middle East ...

Minister asks Indonesian pilgrims to be alert about infectious diseases

The Indonesian government has appealed to Indonesian pilgrims to take care of their health while performing the minor ...

Pope Francis calls for promoting peace initiative in Syria, Ukraine

Pope Francis called for launching peace initiatives in Syria, Ukraine, Africa and Venezuela, elaborating on the ...

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 ...