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Indonesia seeks more Saudi visitors as pilgrims rise

Indonesia hopes visits by Saudi citizens will increase in line with a steady rise in Indonesian haj and umrah pilgrims ...

UAE donates 30 tons of premium dates to Indonesia for Ramadan

Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry has received 30 tons of premium dates from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ...

Indonesia sends 29 Islamic scholars to US short courses

Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar on Tuesday sent off 29 scholarship recipients from the ...

Ministry calls for stronger community-based child protection groups

The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection called for a stronger role of community-based child ...

Gibran urges Islamic groups to safeguard unity

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka on Friday urged Islamic community organizations to help safeguard ...

Sumatra post-disaster: Hope grows in shelters after devastating floods

Nearly three months have passed since flash floods and landslides struck West Sumatra. Grief-filled memories still ...

Saudi distributes iftar packages, calls Indonesian Muslims "the Best"

The Head of the Religious Attache at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Ahmed bin Essa Al-Hazmi, called ...

Saudi hosts joint iftars, distributes dates across Ramadan

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Jakarta has launched the Joint Iftar Program and the gift of dates ...

RI Govt pushes pesantren students' skills for workforce access

Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment said Islamic boarding school students (santri) should ...

Islamic school students' learning fully resumed in Sumatra: Minister

Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar stated that learning activities for madrasah (Islamic school) students in ...

Jakarta lunar new year boosts US$533 million spending

Jakarta generated Rp9 trillion ($532.7 million) in economic activity during the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday, ...

KPAI presses for Child Care Bill's passage to combat child grooming

The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the government and the House of Representatives to ...

Muhammadiyah begins Ramadan a day ahead of govt

Members of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s second-largest Islamic organization, began fasting for Ramadan 1447 Hijri on ...

Indonesian government declares Feb 19 as start of Ramadan

The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs has declared February 19, 2026, as the first day of Ramadan 1447 Hijri, ...

FGM elimination part of human development investment: ministry

The Ministry of Health highlighted that ending female genital mutilation (FGM) should be seen as an investment in human ...