KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia's foreign minister on Thursday urged Saudi Arabia to allow its citizens to continue their Umrah pilgrimage after hundreds were stranded at Jakarta airport when the kingdom suspended foreign entry for the Umrah over coronavirus concerns Indonesia is the world's biggest Muslim-majority country and it often sends around 1 million people on the Umrah pilgrimage every year in the kingdom, which hosts the two holiest sites of Islam in Mecca and Medina. Baca Juga: Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrims, tourists amid coronavirus
Indonesia seeks Saudi help over suspension of entry for Umrah pilgrimage
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia's foreign minister on Thursday urged Saudi Arabia to allow its citizens to continue their Umrah pilgrimage after hundreds were stranded at Jakarta airport when the kingdom suspended foreign entry for the Umrah over coronavirus concerns Indonesia is the world's biggest Muslim-majority country and it often sends around 1 million people on the Umrah pilgrimage every year in the kingdom, which hosts the two holiest sites of Islam in Mecca and Medina. Baca Juga: Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrims, tourists amid coronavirus