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RI involves informal negotiators at climate change meet

The Indonesian government is involving several informal negotiators, including diplomats and religious figures, to ...

Indonesia can show that Islam religion of peace: American cleric

A cleric of the United States, Mohamad Bashar Arafat, has said that Indonesia can carry the message to the global ...

Palestine Solidarity Day 2015 in Jakarta Runs Lively

Indonesia has again showcased its support for the Palestinian independence where this time through the implementation ...

NU, Muhammadiyah must call on members to refuse black campaigns

Muslim mass organizations such as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah should call on the public to not believe in ...

President Yudhoyono to open UNAOC Global Forum

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to officially open the Sixth Global Forum of United Nations Alliance ...

Hatta Rajasa attends sermon assembly at Istiqlal

Vice presidential candidate Hatta Rajasa attended a grand religious sermon assembly (tabligh akbar) with noted ...

Bali to host global forum of UN alliance of civilization

Bali will host the Sixth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) which will take place at ...

Indonesian religious figures call for fair competition

Various religious groups from the Indonesia Inter-Religious Council (IRC) have called on rival camps to compete fairly ...

Pakistan’s Wasil Foundation Wins Islamic Microfinance Challenge

- The Wasil Foundation, a Pakistan-based microfinance institution, won the Islamic Microfinance Challenge, a global ...

WHO says MERS virus outbreak of concern before haj

An outbreak of deadly MERS virus infections remains a serious public health problem, the World Health Organisation ...

Minister declares jihad against pornographic sites

Indonesian communication and informatics minister Tifatul Sembiring said here on Friday his efforts to block ...

MUI sets up agency to verify Islamic content

The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) has established an agency to verify Islamic content in the broadcast media and ...

New religious affairs minister visits anti-graft body

Newly inducted Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin visited the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ...

US ambassador hopes negotiations to benefit Freeport and Indonesia

US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake has expressed hope that further negotiations between PT Freeport Indonesia and ...

Jokowi not to accommodate racial-based protests

Presidential candidate Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has voiced his zero-tolerance approach to racial-based protests of any ...