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Indonesian minister encourages reinforcement of religious education in border areas

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin urged to strengthen religious education in border areas. "The ...

VP Kalla holds Istisco prayer to ask for rain

Indonesia Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla held an Istisqo prayer to ask for rain at Jakartas main Istiqlal Mosque here ...

Saudi asked to release finger prints of Indonesian victims

The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Religious Affairs, has asked the Saudi government to release the ...

Indonesian team to assist in identification of Mina victims

A Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team from the Indonesian police will help the Saudi government to identify ...

RI making all-out efforts to find citizens in hajj tragedy

The Indonesian government, through the Religious Affairs Ministry, in its capacity as the Indonesian Hajj Organizing ...

Indonesia asks for easier access to identify hajj stampede victims

The Indonesian government has asked the Saudi government to grant easier access to its medical team so that it can ...

President monitors handling of hajj incident victims

President Joko Widodo said here on Sunday that he monitored the handling of the Indonesian hajj victims of the recent ...

19 Indonesian hajj stampede victims buried in Mecca

Nineteen Indonesian hajj pilgrims who died in the recent stampede incident in Mina, Saudi Arabia, will be buried in ...

Death toll of Indonesians in recent stampede rises by 11

The number of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims confirmed dead after the recent stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, increased by 11 ...

Saudi suggests pilgrims at fault over haj deaths, Iran indignant

Saudi Arabia, undergrowing pressure to account for a crush that killed more than 700 people at the haj pilgrimage, on ...

Lawmaker urges OIC to takeover management of Mecca

A lawmaker has urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take over the management of Mecca and Medina ...

Why Mina tragedy recur?

During this years (2015) hajj season, the stampede tragedy occurred in Mina, Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning (Sept ...

Two Indonesians among hundreds dead in Mina tragedy: FM

Two Indonesian hajj pilgrims were among hundreds of pilgrims from different countries who died in a tragedy which ...

One Indonesian suspected killed in Mina incident

One Indonesian hajj pilgrim was suspected to have been killed in the Arab Road 204 stampede incident during the ...

Not many Indonesians expected to be among Mina victims

The Indonesian Hajj Pilgrimage Committee (PPIH) has said it does not expect many Indonesians to be among the victims ...