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Religious affairs ministry to resolve Indonesian pilgrims issue in Philippines

The Ministry of Religious Affairs will assume responsibility for 177 Indonesian hajj pilgrims being held by the ...

Counterterrorism efforts need cross-sectoral synergy: BNPT Chief

Synergy among relevant ministries and state institutions is needed to conduct counterterrorism efforts, according to ...

Minister bids farewell to pilgrims heading to holy land

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin gave a send-off to the first group of Hajj pilgrims of Jakarta ...

Indonesia`s hajj pilgrims to start leaving from nine airports Tuesday

A great number of Indonesian hajj pilgrims will leave for Saudi Arabia starting Tuesday from nine embarkation ...

Indonesia to establish international university of Islam

Indonesia, based on the Presidential Regulation No. 57 of the year 2016, will establish an international university of ...

Vice president wants mosques to help prevent radicalism

Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has urged the managers of mosques in the country to protect Muslims from heresies and ...

VP Kalla opens Muslim World League seminar

Vice President Jusuf Kalla inaugurated an international seminar of the Muslim World League (WML), or "Rabithah Al Alam ...

Indonesia rejects intervention over schools` alleged links with Gulen

Indonesia rejects any intervention with the countrys internal affairs including over alleged links of a number of ...

Govt must not be late in handling hajj visa: Legislator

The government should not delay handling of hajj pilgrimage visas which is one of the requirements for the would-be ...

Muslims urged to celebrate Eid modestly: Ulema

The general chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI), Maruf Amin, has appealed to all Muslims in the country ...

Ied al-Fitr falls on July 6: Minister Saefuddin

The Ied al-Fitr festivities or Lebaran 1437 Hegira will fall on Wednesday (July 6, 2016), according to the Religious ...

Former terrorist to be involved in de-radicalization program

Indonesias Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan, said here on Tuesday ...

Hajj officials urged to maintain professionalism

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has called on all Hajj officials to maintain professionalism and ...

Government to withdraw 16,500 child laborers in 2016

The government is targeting to withdraw 16,500 child laborers in 2016 to support the "Keluarga Harapan" Program in 138 ...

Religious minister calls on people to maintain solemnity during Ramadan

Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has called upon the people to maintain the solemnity of worship ...