President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the Surabaya A. Yani Islamic Hospital (RSIS A. Yani) Tower, Surabaya, East Java province, on Sunday (10/22). The 13-story hospital tower was inaugurated in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of one of the biggest Islamic organizations in Indonesia, Nadhlatul Ulama (NU). “Today we inaugurate the Surabaya A. Yani Islamic Hospital […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the inauguration of the Central Leadership of Pagar Nusa (the martial arts organization that belongs to Indonesia’s largest Muslim mass organization, Nahdlatul Ulama) for the 2023-2028 term of office, at the Jala Krida Mandala Soccer Field, Indonesian Navy’s Education, Training, and Doctrine Command (Kopdiklat), Surabaya City, East Java Province, Sunday […]

Indonesia had secured an additional quota of 20,000 hajj pilgrims from the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated. “Prime Minister Prince MBS (Mohammed bin Salman) has decided that the additional quota was 20,000 (hajj pilgrims),” the President said at the commemoration of the National Santri Day in Surabaya, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Sunday (10/22) has urged the public to continue to maintain the spirit of Santri Day to face current crises. “We must uphold the spirit of Santri Day (Islamic Students’ Day) in accordance with the current context. In this current context, there is an economic crisis due to war, there is a […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Sunday (10/22) will attend the 2023 Santri (Islamic boarding school students) Day Commemoration which will be held at the Heroes Monument, Surabaya during his working visit in East Java province. The President then will head to the Jala Krida Mandala Naval Academy Football Field to attend the inauguration of the Pagar […]

After a three-day working visit to Saudi Arabia, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Friday (10/20), headed back to Indonesia. The Garuda Indonesia GIA-I aircraft that carried President Jokowi and his entourage took off from King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at around 13:55 local time or 18:00 Western Indonesian Time. During his previous stay in […]

Following the bilateral meeting between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud Thursday (10/19), Indonesia received an additional quota of 20,000 pilgrims for the 2024 hajj season. “In less than 12 hours, a commitment to grant Indonesia an additional Hajj quota of at least 20,000 for […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Friday (10/20) called for strengthening of economy and food security during the opening of ASEAN-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Summit, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The President stated that ASEAN and the GCC should make the most of economic potential through balanced, open, and fair investment and trade through […]

Starting the third day of his visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the ASEAN-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Summit which was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Riyadh, Friday (10/20). Arriving at around 09.10 local time, President Jokowi was greeted by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo welcomed the increasingly stronger relations between Indonesia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As a matter of fact, both Indonesia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed to establish the Indonesia-Saudi Arabia High-level Coordination Committee to further strengthen the cooperation between both countries. “It is indeed in the midst of a […]