Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar said Indonesia has submitted a request for an increase in the quota, specifically for hajj companions.

JAKARTA, Jan 17 (Bernama-ANTARA) -- The Saudi Arabian government has lauded Indonesia for its management of Hajj services, recognising the Indonesian government's efforts as both humane and professional, Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar stated, reported ANTARA news agency.

Saudi Arabia is letting world's largest Muslim majority country Indonesia to send 2,210 Hajj officers this year.

About 110,500 Indonesian Hajj pilgrims will arrive in Saudi Arabia via Medina’s Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport. They will return home via Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport. The remaining pilgrims will take on the opposite, meaning that they will first arrive in the Jeddah Airport and fly back home from Medina.

Iranian media revealed that debates over relocating the capital have resurfaced periodically since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 but were repeatedly shelved due to economic limitations and logistical hurdles.

TANGERANG: Deputy Minister of Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection, Dzulfikar Ahmad Tawalla, welcomed 211 Indonesian migrant workers, deported from Saudi Arabia, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday morning,

The Minister of Religious Affairs hopes to finalize the preparations for the 2025 Hajj soon after signing the agreement with the Saudi government.

Visitors to Saudi Arabia are now required to have the meningitis vaccine before entry, the government said in a press release. Proof of vaccination must be presented, with the certificate issued at least 10 days before the travel date. Children under one year old are exempt from this requirement.

The decision to apply for membership reflects President Prabowo Subianto’s more proactive approach to foreign policy.

Indonesia on Monday officially joined the BRICS bloc of developing nations, marking a significant expansion of the group's global influence.