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US envoy discusses religious tolerance

U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel met the well-known spiritual leader Habib Munzir bin Fuad al-Musawa at the cleric's ...

Democratic party prepared to compete in 2014 fairly

The Indonesian Democratic Party secretary general, Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono said his party is prepared to compete ...

Interfaith dialogue one way to foster global peace: FM

Interfaith dialogue is one of the ways to foster global culture of peace, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa ...

Iran ex-president urges better ties with Saudi Arabia

Iran should forge better ties with regional rival Saudi Arabia to counter Western sanctions on Iranian oil, a former ...

Foreign youths join cultural scholarship program in Indonesia

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is organizing an Art and Culture Scholarship Program (BSBI) for 50 young people from 37 ...

Muslims in France worry about rising bias in wake of Toulouse shootings

Although the Toulouse scooter-riding shootings ended with the al-Qaeda-inspired gunman being killed, to Muslims in ...

Pakistan-Indonesia relations solid: ambassador

The relations between Pakistan and Indonesia are solid and moving in the right direction with greater emphasis on ...

PMI allocates Rp1 billion for cataract operations

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has allocated Rp1 billion for free cataract operations in 2012 for poor people ...

RI-Iran relations have no limit

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the development of bilateral relations between ...

Pakistani president slams militants for exploiting religion of Islam

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday condemned the militants for "exploiting religion of Islam" through ...

AI sends letter to RI home affairs minister on Ahmadiyah

Amnesty International (AI) has sent an open letter to Indonesia`s home affairs minister to convey its concern over ...

Three RI ministers discuss religious harmony

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali and Home Affairs ...

Someone wants to create disharmony in Indonesia

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has warned that there was someone who intentionally wanted to create ...

Pope urges freedom for Indonesia`s christians

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday (Oct. 7) appealed for religious freedom and tolerance for Christians in Indonesia, where ...

Iraq attacks leave seven dead

Gun attacks and bombings in Iraq on Sunday killed seven people, including four anti-Qaeda militiamen killed in two ...