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        "msgid": "just-back-from-umrah-rano-karno-reveals-conditions-in-mecca-amid-middle-east-conflict-1772701917",
        "date": "2026-03-05 14:55:00",
        "title": "Just Back from Umrah, Rano Karno Reveals Conditions in Mecca Amid Middle East Conflict",
        "author": "Akmal Fauzi",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Jakarta's Vice Governor Rano Karno describes how the Middle East conflict is affecting pilgrims returning from Umrah. Direct flights to Jakarta remain operational, but transit routes via Qatar or Abu Dhabi have been halted, leaving tens of thousands of Indonesian pilgrims waiting for return flights. He also notes Mecca and Medina remain relatively safe as authorities monitor the situation.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta\u2019s Vice Governor Rano Karno has shared his experience after\nperforming Umrah amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle\nEast. While the rites in the Holy Cities proceeded normally, the\nregional conflict is beginning to affect the return flow of\ninternational pilgrims. He explained that Indonesian pilgrims travelling\ndirect are relatively safe from disruption, but those taking transit\nthrough neighbouring countries face major challenges. \u201cAlhamdulillah, it\nalso needs to be clarified; insyaallah for pilgrims who fly directly\nthere is no disruption. But those who transit via Qatar or Abu Dhabi\nhave all stopped,\u201d Rano said at City Hall in Jakarta on Thursday (5\/3).\nHe noted that tens of thousands of Indonesian pilgrims have not yet been\nable to return home, with more than 38,000 awaiting confirmation of\ntheir return flights. Nevertheless, direct flights from Saudi Arabia to\nJakarta are still operating, with at least three airlines serving the\nroute: Saudi Airlines, Lion Air, and Garuda. Rano also recounted his\nexperience on the journey home, observing that many foreign nationals\nused direct flights to depart the region. He even heard of a passenger\nwho had to undertake a long land journey to catch a flight: \u201cThere was\none person from Doha who took a taxi to Riyadh. The taxi fare was almost\nRp28 million, then he boarded a Garuda flight,\u201d he said. Despite the\nevolving geopolitics, he emphasised that the Holy City remains\nrelatively safe, with worship activities in Mecca and Medina continuing\nnormally. \u201cInsya Allah Mecca and Medina are relatively safe; there is no\nproblem,\u201d he added. Rano hopes the conflict in the region will end soon\nso that flight operations and pilgrim travel can return to normal.\u201d<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/just-back-from-umrah-rano-karno-reveals-conditions-in-mecca-amid-middle-east-conflict-1772701917",
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