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Minister urges public to consider candidates` working programs before voting

Indonesias Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has urged people to consider the working programs of ...

Indonesian pilgrims grateful for smooth 2016 hajj implementation

Tens of thousands of Indonesian pilgrims who have started returning home after performing Hajj pilgrimage this year, ...

President Jokowi Leads Ceremony To Commemorate Pancasila Sanctity Day

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) led a ceremony to commemorate the Pancasila Sanctity Day at the Pancasila Sanctity ...

Former religious affairs minister Maftuh Basyuni passes away

Former Religious Affairs Minister Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni (77) passed away at Jakartas Gatot Subroto or RSPAD ...

Quality human resources needed in era of competition: President

President Joko Widodo highlighted that it is an era of competition among countries. He was speaking at the Gontor ...

Govt preparing strategy to deal with long wait for hajj

The government is preparing a strategy to shorten the waiting list of Indonesian would-be hajj pilgrims. ...

FM assigns special team for return of Indonesian pilgrims

A special team to deal with the return of hundreds of Indonesian pilgrims who performed the Hajj with passports ...

Arafah, where muslims go to answer Prophet Ibrahim`s call

Over 2 million Muslims from all over the world started moving from Mecca towards Arafah on Saturday for Wuquf, which ...

All Indonesian pilgrims arrive in Saudi

All regular Indonesian pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia, as the last flight group SOC 74 from Solo landed at the ...

Indonesia seeks revision in hajj quota

The Indonesian government will make utmost efforts to seek a revision in the Hajj quota from the Saudi government, a ...

60 hajj pilgrims from Indonesia die before wuquf worship

A total of 60 Indonesian pilgrims have died, as of reports on Saturday, even as the peak of Hajj pilgrimage is a week ...

Indonesians found using fake passports should not lose citizenship: Cleric

Some 177 Indonesians found using fake passports for travel from the Philippines to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj ...

Police investigating fake passport case involving 177 Indonesian hajj pilgrims

The police force is conducting further investigation into the case of 177 Indonesian Hajj pilgrims caught with fake ...

Long waiting list may lead pilgrims to seek short cut

The fact that would-be hajj pilgrims currently booking a slot will be able to depart for the Holy Land only after a ...

Indonesian govt sought to bring 177 detained hajj pilgrims home: Minister Saifuddin

Indonesias Minister for Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said the government will continue its efforts to ...