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Six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims killed in Saudi bus accident

Six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims were killed in a bus accident on the Medina-Mecca highway in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, ...

Minister urges people against using motorbikes for homecoming trips

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi has advised Indonesian citizens to refrain from embarking on long-distance ...

Baznas to beef up coordination with Palestine for aid delivery

The National Alms Agency (Baznas) reiterated its commitment to strengthening coordination with the Palestinian ...

Palestinian envoy delivers Abbas' message to Indonesia's Prabowo

Mahmoud Al-Habbash, the Palestinian President's special envoy for religious affairs, delivered a special message ...

Govt targets to raise zakat collection by 10% in 2025

The Ministry of Religious Affairs is aiming to increase the collection of zakat (Islamic alms) by 10 percent in 2025, ...

Minister to hold 350,000 Quran Completion event for Nuzulul Quran

The Ministry of Religious Affairs will organize the Indonesia Khataman Al-Quran event, involving 350,000 ...

Endorsing 'green pesantrens' for a more sustainable Indonesia

In Islam, cleanliness is an integral part of faith, as outlined by Prophet Muhammad in his hadith, which instructs ...

Minister asks Buddhists to preserve sanctity of Vesak Day

Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasaruddin Umar, has urged the Buddhist community to focus on the sacredness aspect ...

Govt steadfastly supports accelerating teachers' welfare: Official

The Indonesian government continues to support teachers' welfare acceleration by improving the mechanism for ...

VP Amin invites Greek Archbishop to stop Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin invited Archbishop of Athens and all of Greece, Ieronymos II, to partake in ...

BPJPH inks mutual recognition agreement with 37 halal institutions

The Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) of the Religious Affairs Ministry signed a mutual recognition ...

Ministry receives 688 abstracts for religious moderation conference

The Research, Development, and Training Agency Directorate (Balitbang Diklat) of the Ministry of Religious Affairs ...

Govt targets to reduce child marriage to 8.74 percent: Ministry

The Indonesian government targeted to reduce child marriage prevalence to 8.74 percent in 2024 and 6.94 percent in ...

Civil servants in South Sumatra's OKU Timur donate money to Palestine

Civil servants at the Religious Affairs Office of Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Timur District in South Sumatra Province have ...

Government seeks increase in Hajj officer quota for 2024

The Indonesian government continues to strive to secure an additional Hajj officer quota from the Government of Saudi ...