Amman, MINA – UNESCO’s Executive Board recently approved at its 207th session in Paris a draft resolution calling on Israel to stop its violations and unilateral actions against historic sites…
Tunis, MINA – Palestinian artist Faraj Suleiman won the Bronze Award in the Carthage Music Days festival at the end of its week-long activities for his musical performance that impressed the…
Al-Quds, MINA – The Palestinian Awqaf Ministry said there were around 40,000 Palestinians who performed Friday prayers, October 18 at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Thousands of Palestinian worshipers prayed Friday at Al-Aqsa…
Riyadh, MINA – Saudi Arabia and Palestine on Thursday, October 17 agreed to establish a joint economic committee and business council, especially to deal with the budget gap that reaches…
Gaza, MINA- Palestinian Ministry of Development and Social Affairs in Gaza Strip explains the poverty indicator in Gaza as the highest in the world. In a press statement along with…
Riyadh, MINA – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh on Wednesday 16. Enhancing bilateral relations was the main topic discussed at…
Al-Quds, MINA – Israeli Occupation Forces arrested four Palestinian women of the “Guardians of Al-Aqsa Mosque” in Al-Quds on Wednesday, October 16 in front of the Al-Silsila Gate, Al-Aqsa Mosque….
Negev, MINA – The Israeli authorities on Tuesday demolished all the crude homes and tents in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Araqib in the Negev desert for the 163rd consecutive…
Beograd, MINA – Chair of Kuwaiti Parliament, Marzuq Al-Ghanim stressed that a neutral and silent attitude towards Israeli crimes against Palestinian people is the same as supporting Israel to continue…
Hebron, MINA – Muslims in the occupied Palestinian city of Hebron were told today that they cannot worship at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city’s old quarter for two days while…
Al-Quds, MINA – Officials of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation performed pilgrimages and prayers at Aqsa Mosque, in the midst of their visit to compete in the World Cup Qualifier…
Gaza, MINA – The Great Return of March Committee opens a park in the eastern city of Gaza in an effort to encourage residents to use the area near the…
Ramallah, MINA – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh rejected Israeli threats against the Palestinian government because it decided to import livestock from countries other than Israel. “It is our right…
Beirut, MINA – Palestinian Islamic resistance movement in Gaza, Hamas donated US $100.000 to build Nahrul Barid, Palestinian refugees camp in Lebanon. Hamas through its political bureau member, Khalil al-Hayyah,…
Tunis, MINA – Tunisian-elected President, Qais Said stresses to support Palestinian issues. It will be done at his first agenda on foreign affairs. It was conveyed during his victory speech…
Jakarta, MINA – Inauguration of President-Vice President 2019-2024 begins. As 17 Head of State attended in Joko Widodo and Ma’ruf Amin’s inauguration. The inauguration was held at the plenary session…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo in his inauguration speech before said his government in the next five years will focus on innovation and human resource development (HR), not…
Jakarta, MINA – Inauguration of President-Vice President 2019-2024 begins. Joko Widodo and Ma’ruf Amin are appointed in the plenary session of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR). The plenary session…
Jakarta, MINA – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Ma’ruf Amin officially as president-vice president Indonesia after the inauguration of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Sunday 20. They will be…
New York, MINA – Indonesia was elected as a Member of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) for the period 2020-2022 through a vote that took place…
Serang, Banten, MINA – Free Medical Services (LKC) Dompet Dhuafa (DD) Banten collaborated with 658 school Indonesian students enlivened the Handwashing with Soap (CTPS) activities at Warung Jaud and Masigit…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesia is still faced with challenges to overcome health problems in the early phases of life and important times in human life. Various problems such as the…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla is considered to have an important role for peace in several regions of Indonesia such as Poso and Aceh, as well as…
Pandeglang, Banten, MINA – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Wiranto was attacked in Pandeglang, Banten by a man carrying knife on Thursday, October 10. The police…
Depok, West Java, MINA – In order to improve the role of mosques as centers of worship for Muslims, Depok City Government held technical guidance for the administrators of Mosque…
Riyadh, MINA – The highest leaders of drug and food control institutions from two countries namely BPOM from Indonesia and SFDA from Saudi Arabia agreed to strengthen cooperation in the…
Jakarta, MINA – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) today, Saturday (5/10) celebrate its birthday at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, East Jakarta. The celebrations were enlivened by exhibitions mostly owned by…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the government continued to commit to supporting the development of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) strength. This was evidenced by the construction…
Jakarta, MINA – Shaykh Mishari Rasyid, an Al-Quran reciter, hafidz, imam, and munsyid visited in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday, September 29. “Ahlan wa sahlan” for the Shaykh who was present…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) together with the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the Regional Representative Council (DPD) held the last joint plenary session for the 2014-2019…
Jakarta, MINA – The Taiwan Tourism Information Center in Jakarta once again introduces the main potential of Muslim-friendly tourism to attract Indonesian people, especially young people or millennial tourists. The…
Sana’a, MINA – Almost all babies in Yemen are born underweight, according to data on childhood nutrition released today by UNICEF. The figures of 92 percent for children born in…
Taipei, MINA – Muslim visitors at Taipei 101 Tower in the capital city of Taiwan can now pray in the new room which is reserved for worship. A member of…
Rakhine, MINA – The physical construction of Indonesian Hospital in the Rakhine States, Myanmar, which is initiated by the Humanitarian Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) in collaboration with the Indonesian…
Jakarta, MINA – In order to promote and increase public understanding of ASEAN, Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the 2019 ASEAN-Indonesia Young Ambassadors Election (DMAI 2019). DMAI Election aims…
Islamabad, MINA – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to travel to Iran and Saudi Arabia this month as part of Islamabad’s mediation efforts to ease tensions arising in…
Jakarta, MINA – The Taipei Economic and Trade Office (TETO) held its 108th National Day Celebration. On that occasion, TETO Chief John Chen in his speech stated, Taiwan is ranked…
Ankara, MINA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved a request from a Turkish university to open three campuses in northern Syria. The campuses will be affiliated with Gaziantep…
Baghdad, MINA – At least 104 people have been killed and more than 6,000 injured in less than a week of unrest in Iraq, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Saad…
Baghdad, MINA – The Iraqi government lifted a curfew in Baghdad on Saturday, September 5 but the access to the main square remains blocked because of fears of continuing protests…
Moscow, MINA – The commemoration of Indonesian Batik Day is not only held in Indonesia, but also in Moscow, Russia. The staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow and students…
Auckland, MINA – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sends a message of empowerment to young Muslim women. “We must pay respect to empower Muslim women,” Ardern said as quoted…
Jerusalem, MINA – The Arab Joint List Alliance, a coalition of four Arab majority parties will boycott the inauguration ceremony of Israeli Knesset Members on Thursday, October 3. Knesset member,…
Jakarta, MINA – A number of delegates from 14 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), including Palestinians attended a workshop on vaccines with the theme “OIC Workshop…
New York, MINA – The formation of Israel by seizing Palestinian land and expelling 90 percent of its citizens is the root cause of terrorism, said Prime Minister of Malaysia,…
Jakarta, MINA – The annual Islamic banking and financial report from the 2019 Global Islamic Finance Report (GIFR) places Indonesia first. Indonesia managed to record a score of 81.93 in…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian Business Forum with countries members of Visegrad Group namely, Czech, Hungary, Poland, and Slowakia are expected to increase trade cooperation. Through the forum that was first…
Manama, MINA – World Islamic Bank Conference (WIBC) announced it will hold its 26th Islamic banking conference in strategic partnership with the Central Bank of Bahrain, on 2-4 December 2019….
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian Bank Muamalat won an international award as the Best Islamic Wealth Management Bank in Southeast Asia region at the 2019 Best Islamic Finance Awards. The award…
Jakarta, MINA – Director of State Financial Risk Management of the Ministry of Finance, Heri Setiawan said the involvement of Islamic financial institutions in financing programs that accelerate the development…
Warsaw, MINA – Polish Foreign Minister (FM) Jacek Czaputowicz stressed that Indonesia is the most important partner of Poland in ASEAN. He said that when receiving a visit from Indonesian…
New York, MINA – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sharia Indonesia (SI) LLC, Hartadinata Harianto assessed that opportunity of sharia business in Indonesia is actually very large. However, the man…
Manama, MINA – Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi paid a short one-day work visit in Manama, Bahrain on Tuesday, September 3. Strengthening economic cooperation was the focus of…
Jakarta, MINA – The success of zakat management in Indonesia is used as an example by various countries in the world, one of them coming from the continent of Africa,…
Riyadh, MINA – Bilateral relations and strategic partnerships Indonesia Government and Saudi Arabia that have been running for more than six decades entering new milestone, both countries agreed to strengthen…
Bogor, MINA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo received an official visit from Argentine President Mauricio Macri at Bogor Palace on Wednesday, June 26. President Macri visited Indonesia before leaving for…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesia and Italy aim for more comprehensive cooperation in industrial sector. Their diplomatic cooperation and relations have been consistent based on the principle of mutual respect and…
Paramaribo, MINA – Indonesia affirms its commitment to help Suriname in developing Sharia banking. Bank Indonesia has sent a team to Suriname to provide training in regulation and supervision of…
Jeddah, MINA – Senior executives of Islamic financial institutions from various countries have attended the fifth International Executive Program in Islamic Finance, held in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman with Argentine Vice President Gabriela Michetti agreed on bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and Argentina regarding market access for agricultural products. The…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH) has officially become one of the units in the Ministry of Religion Since October 17, 2019. It has a mandate to…
Jakarta, MINA – Eleven Leaders of State Ministries and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) agreed that the compulsory service of Indonesian halal product certificates is carried out by Halal Product…
London, MINA – Halal cosmic trends have developed over the past few years. Recently in London present halal-certified cosmetics that attract the attention of the world community. Shade M branded…
Jakarta, MINA – The application of halal tourism in Indonesia is still considered not good enough. An observer of Andalas University (Unand) Tourism Study Center, Sari Lenggogeni, sees that there…
Jeddah, MINA – Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is pushing for the realization of halal certification from Saudi Arabian authorities for poultry products from…
Dubai, MINA – Bank Indonesia together with Indonesian Halal Lifestyle Center (IHLC) encourages halal product businesses in the country to develop markets in the Middle East. Through Indonesia Halal Economy…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to collaborate in promoting and developing the halal industry in order to utilize the potential and opportunities of the…
Jakarta, MINA – International Islamic Marketing and Trade Council (DPPIA) or also known as World Islamic Marketing and Trade Chamber (WIMTC), in collaboration with Geo Artha and MINA News Agency…
Phnom Penh, MINA – The Government of Cambodia treats the halal sector seriously because it launches halal certification for the food business under strict food safety rules. As many as…
Bandung, MINA – Indonesia Islamic Economy Festival (IIEFest) 2019 on Friday was officially held in Bandung, West Java. This event consisted of talk of halal digital industry, halal tourism, and…
Taipei, MINA – Government of Taipei, capital city of Taiwan, stressed the desire to increase number of Muslim-friendly hospitals. As reported the Taipei Times on Tuesday, Taipei Ministry of Health…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesia finally managed to rank first of the most popular halal tourist destination in the world this year. This was stated in the Global Muslim Travel Index…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian Muslim Travel Index (IMTI) in the 2019 reported Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province was chosen as the best halal tourism destination in Indonesia with the…
Bandar Seri Begawan, MINA – Executor of Pakistani High Commissioner for Brunei Darussalam, Ahmed Ali Sirohey and Chair of Brunei Darussalam International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BDICCI) Haji Shazali…
Kuala Lumpur, MINA – Malaysia will establish cooperation in the trade of halal products with Philippines which is targeting global halal markets, Philstar said on Thursday. As quoted from Anadolu…
Cairo, MINA – Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt officially teaches Indonesian as a second language at the Faculty of Languages and Translations starting in the academic year 2019/2020. Indonesian Ambassador to…
Jakarta, MINA – State Secondary School (SMPN) 178 Jakarta held a School Literacy Movement on Tuesday, October 8 at the school. The event was held in the main outdoor of…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian Government Ministry of Education and Culture and National Education of the Republic of France strengthen cooperation. The cooperation covers three education sectors, namely vocational education, early…
Kudus, MINA – Indonesian First Madrasah Tsanawiyah Madrasah (MTsN) 1 student, Rasyif Aulia Mahmud is proud of the nation’s name after winning gold secondary 2 in the Hong Kong International…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian Vice President, Jusuf Kalla and Minister of Religion, Lukman Hakim Saifuddin discussed the construction of Indonesian Islamic University (UIII) at the Vice President’s Office, Jakarta on…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian government targeted in the next four years (2020 to 2024), Universities in Indonesia will be led by five foreign chancellors. Indonesian Minister of Research, Technology and…
Jakarta, MINA – United Nations agencies in the fields of education, science and culture (UNESCO) want Indonesia to become a model of “Learning to Live Together”. It is known as…
Jakarta, MINA – Indonesian government invites foreign chancellors to lead state universities (PTNs) in Indonesia in order to increase their ranking to the top 100 in the world. It was…
Banda Aceh, MINA – Students of Physics Study Program at the University of Ocean (Unsam) Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia have succeeded in designing a tool that can identify halal or haram…
Gaza, MINA – Kindergarten School of Indonesian Conscience in Gaza held a graduation ceremonial on Sunday, June 16, as the result of the contribution of Indonesian people to Palestinians. The…
Bogor, MINA – An independent QS institution, as one of the organizer of making rank universities in the world, issued official ranking results for the period of June 2019 –…
Jakarta, MINA – The United States Embassy (US Embassy) in Jakarta provides master program scholarship and a non-degree exchange program Community Initiative Program to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations…
Jakarta, MINA – Language and Bookkeeping Agency of Education and Culture Ministry (Kemendikbud) works with National Library and Indonesian Publishers Association (IKAPI) hold a free books sharing program with theme…
Jakarta, MINA – Director General of Islamic Education, Kamarudin Amin becomes keynote speaker at the Symposium held by the Office of Presidential Affairs for Middle East and OIC on Thursday,…
Depok, MINA – Indonesian Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Mohamad Nasir targets 11 universities in Indonesia can penetrate to the world ranking in 2024. He conveyed it when…
Jakarta, MINA – Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, H.E. Masafumi Ishii said his country is ready to welcome tourists, especially Moslems community in the upcoming international sports event Olimpic Games 2020….
Diabetes is a disease that affects many people in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of sufferers continues to increase year to year. Currently, it…
An interview with Shabeer Sacranie, the Chairman of Humanity Without Borders, a registered charitable organization from the United Kingdom In Tangerang, Wednesday (5/12). Humanity Without Borders is a charitable organization aiming to…
Jerusalem, MINA — The Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Jamie McGoldrick, Saturday attributed the rise in the Gaza demonstration at the border with Israel on Friday that…
(Interview with DR. James Noh, Director General of KIHI and KIM, Joo-Cheong, Principal Researcher of Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL), 9/4 in Jakarta. By Shafril Lubis, Director of MINA News Agency)…
The last case of allegedly slavery in Libya has shocked the world. Humans there were sold at a mere $200 per person, cheaper than how slaves were traded hundreds of…
In line with the 100th commemoration of the Balfour Declaration in the next early November, dozens of activists from various countries protested in the form of longmarches from their own…
Indonesian National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian recently revealed that he had evidence on illegal funds from Indonesian Humanitarian Relief (IHR) led by scholar Bachtiar Nasir, allegedly used to…
In a night of mid July a faction of the Turkish military tried and failed to stage a coup to overthrow Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and tanks, helicopters and soldiers clashed with police…
Atatürk Airport has been on high alert after a terror attack that claimed 45 lives and wounded dozens on June 28. Five Saudis, two Iraqis and citizens from China, Jordan,…
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as the only one Islamic news agency in Indonesia and its partners held International Conference of Islamic Media (ICIM) on 25-26 May 2016 in Jakarta….
By: Rina Asrina Have you ever wonder where we came from? How was Muslim, Christian, and Jews used to lived side by side in the past, eventhough the war will…
Taufik Uieks, a traveler and a wanderer, was born in 1961 in a small town on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. Since childhood, his fate has led him…
Recent tension in Jerusalem has sparked media as casualties continue to fell from both Palestinian and Israeli sides. The high tension between both side has spread all over West Bank…
Rohingya crisis that lasts for years has caused effects. From its children until adults. But the basic problem, recognition citizenship, is remains in the top of caution. These years has…
By Moehammad Amar Ma’ruf, Charge d’Affaires ad Interim of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tripoli-Libya. Recently, in the series of Libyan Businessmen and Technical Stakeholders’ visit to…
By Huang Ming-chao, Commissioner, Criminal Investigation Bureau, Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior The World Drug Report 2018 published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) pointed out…
By: Moehammad Amar Ma’ruf, Charge d’affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tripoli-Libya It is a part of miracle of Almighty God creating universe on many form…
Cileungsi, MINA – Caretaker of the Shuffah Hizbullah Islamic Boarding School and Cileungsi Bogor Al-Fatah Madrasah, KH Abul Hidayat Saerodjie said that the law of sacrifice is obligatory for Muslims…
The Quran leads us be fair and honest in behaving. This attitude is part of the character of Prophet Muhammad Sallahu alaihi wasallam that existed even before he become a…
Jakarta, MINA – Chairman of Indonesian Association of Quran and Interpretation of Sciences (AIAT) Sahiron Syamsuddin explained that Arabic in the Quran has a very deep sense of meaning. That…
When Umar bin Abdul Aziz was appointed as a caliph, he wrote a letter to Imam Hasan Al-Basri for advice and telling the characteristics of a righteous leader. So Imam…
By: Moehammad Amar Ma’ruf; Senior Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and University of Indonesia’s Post Graduate in Islam and Middleeast Studies. Reading ability as a…
On May 25th, “6th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace and the Peace Walk” was held at about 126 places in 77 countries around the world including Australia,…
Early in April, about 700 people from various sectors in the society such as educators, leaders of politics and religions, women and youth groups, global peace activists, and journalists gathered…
Burakes, MINA- Romania as the presidency of EU in 2019 held peace conference for 2 days from April 1st with the presence of the heads of state, governments, civil society,…
By: Nia S. Amira Nia S. Amira is an Indonesian author, journalist and linguist. She writes on culture, international affairs, multiculturalism and religious studies. Her articles have appeared in over…
By: Imam Shamsi Ali, President of Nusantara Foundation Our faith teaches us that nothing happens in life without any meaning or wisdom. Every movement of life, small or big in…
Makassar, MINA – Spiritual Neuroscientist Expert from Medical Faculty of Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Dr. Iqbal Basri, M.Kes, Sp.S, said there are many relationships between nervous system and the Koran. “Al-Quran,…
Regarding to the attacks of Muslims who were carrying out Friday prayers in two mosques in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019, driven by deep concern and…