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        "id": 1591826,
        "msgid": "for-safety-kemenhaj-urges-prospective-pilgrims-to-postpone-umrah-1772766024",
        "date": "2026-03-06 08:42:38",
        "title": "For Safety, Kemenhaj Urges Prospective Pilgrims to Postpone Umrah",
        "author": "Ani Nursalikah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has urged prospective Umrah pilgrims to delay their departure amid rising tensions in the US\u2013Israel\u2013Iran confrontation. The guidance is advisory rather than a formal ban, and follows earlier advisories from both the ministry and the Foreign Ministry to anticipate unstable conditions.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, Republika.co.id \u2014 The Director of Special Hajj and Umrah at\nthe Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (Kemenhaj), Akhmad Fauzin, has urged\nprospective pilgrims to postpone embarking on Umrah amid the escalation\nof the United States\u2013Israel war against Iran. The move is intended to\nprotect pilgrims, given the geopolitical situation that remains unstable\nand could pose on-ground difficulties. \u2018Our position is in line with the\ndecision to delay or refrain from undertaking Umrah in order to avoid\nunwanted incidents,\u2019 Fauzin told Republika.co.id on Thursday (5 March\n2026).<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether the policy would be upgraded to an official ban,\nFauzin stressed that for now the government is only advising pilgrims to\ndelay their departure. \u2018Yes, here we emphasise delaying. Because if\npeople push ahead and funds are insufficient, it would create problems\nthere,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar\nSimanjuntak revealed that from the start the government and the Ministry\nof Foreign Affairs had issued advisories to postpone travel to\nanticipate possible undesirable situations. \u2018The Ministry of Hajj and\nUmrah and also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have advised that\nprospective Umrah pilgrims who are scheduled to depart in the near term\npostpone their departure for the time being,\u2019 Dahnil said during a\nspeech at the \u2018Consolidation of Pilgrimage and Umrah\u2019 event at the Main\nBuilding of Grand El Hajj, Hajj Dormitory, Banten, Tangerang, Tuesday (3\nMarch 2026).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/for-safety-kemenhaj-urges-prospective-pilgrims-to-postpone-umrah-1772766024",
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