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Mecca, NU Online Saudi security forces arrested suspected al Qaeda hardliners planning attacks during the haj pilgrimage, a Saudi-owned television said on Friday as Muslim pilgrims performed the last rituals in Mecca. Dubai-based Al Arabiya television quoted an unnamed security official as saying the suspects aimed to cause "security confusion" during the annual pilgrimage, in which more than 2 million Muslims were taking part.
Jakarta, NU Online Vice President Jusuf Kalla wants the police to arrest those who attacked the followers of Ahmadiyah, an Islamic sect, in Kuningan, West Java, on Tuesday. ”I have spoken to the police and told them to be firm against anyone who attacked the Ahmadiyah,” Kalla told reporters after the Idul Adha prayers on Thursday.
Brisbane, NU Online Indonesian Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu TM Hamzah Thayeb joined hundreds of Indonesian Muslims in performing the Idul Adha prayer on the premises of the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra on Wednesday. On the same day, other Indonesian Muslims staying in Brisbane also performed the Idul Adha prayer. They joined hundreds of brothers in faith who conducted the prayer at the West End mosque.
Jombang, NU Online Japan Consulate-General in Surabaya, Shijo Sato, visited the Darul Ulum Islamic Boarding" Pesantren" school in Jombang, East Java, over the weekend. He was accompanied by one of his deputies Yushi Suzuki to observe an educational institution for children with autism. Formerly, he attended a meeting taking up issues on cultures of Japan and information dealing with education scholarships in Japan.
Tehran, NU Online Iran received the first shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia on Monday, paving the way for the startup of its reactor in 2008. U.S. President George W. Bush welcomed the deal, saying Iran now does not need to enrich uranium, but maintained the country was still a “danger to peace.” The Russia Foreign Ministry also called on Iran to halt uranium enrichment, saying the delivery means Tehran has “no objective need” for its own program in the medium term.
Demak, NU Online The success of peaceful preaching conducted by the nine saints (wali songo) in Indonesia and and having successfully islamized people in the archipelago without violence should be revived in the midst of chaotic conditions in the name of religion. One of the nine saints, Sunan Kalijaga for instance, he began preaching through any medium such as puppet (wayang) and (musical composition for) gamelan to spread directly Islamic teachings to local society.
Demak, NU Online The success of peaceful preaching conducted by the nine saints (wali songo) in Indonesia and and having successfully islamized people in the archipelago without violence should be revived in the midst of chaotic conditions in the name of religion. One of the nine saints, Sunan Kalijaga for instance, he began preaching through any medium such as puppet (wayang) and (musical composition for) gamelan to spread directly Islamic teachings to local society.
Jakarta, NU Online Amid predictions that it will fail to achieve its target of attracting six million foreign tourists this year, Indonesia will launch a "Visit Indonesia Year 2008" next January. Consequently, the government has asked all airlines in the country to help promote national tourism program, including the "Visit Indonesia Year 2008" campaign.
London, NU Online The British government was challenged Friday to follow the example of the US and publish its own intelligence assessment of Iran's peaceful nuclear activities. "The time is also ripe for US allies in Europe, especially those who have their own independent analysis, to publish their assessments," Iranian Ambassador to London Rasoul Movahedian said.
Nusa Dua, NU Online President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon have agreed to help the democratic process in Myanmar in order to guarantee national unity and integrity in that country. "Myanmar has entered the fourth phase of the seven stages that it has to pass in the democratic process in that country," Presidential Spokesman for International Relations Dino Patti Djalal said after attending the two leaders’ meeting here on Thursday.
Batam, NU Online The Riau Islands Government and Natuna district administration have blatantly rejected the Defense Cooperation Agreement(DCA) so that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has enough reasons to reject it. The president should actually show his firm stance after listening to the aspirations of provincial governments in addition to the Indonesian Legislative Assembly refusing to ratify the DCA , Chairman of the House’s Commission I Sidarto Danusubroto said here on Wednesday evening after visiting Tanjungpinang, Batam and Natuna.
Jakarta, NU Online Executives of the country's two largest Muslim organizations have denied any knowledge of a delegation of Indonesian Muslim clerics to Israel that meet with President Shimon Peres last week. Din Syamsuddin, chairman of Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, said he knew nothing about the meeting or who had attended it.
