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49 hajj pilgrims with Philippine passports return to Indonesia

A total of 49 Hajj pilgrims with Philippine passports have returned to Indonesia on the second day of repatriation, ...

VP urges all parties to stop talking about SARA issues

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged all parties not to rake up racial, religious and ethnic (SARA) issues in regional ...

Nations attend interfaith dialog to address threat of terrorism

Delegates from five countries -- Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey, and Australia (MIKTA.

Minister discusses peaceful elections with religious leaders

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin invited a number of national and religious leaders on Friday to ...

Ministry to launch Al-Quran writing event

The Ministry of Religious Affairs will launch an Al-Quran page writing event to meet the National "Santri" (Islamic ...

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 ...