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        "id": 2039866,
        "msgid": "riyadh-airport-attacked-umrah-pilgrims-question-their-safety-1792104625",
        "date": "2026-10-16 05:28:14",
        "title": "Riyadh Airport Attacked, Umrah Pilgrims Question Their Safety",
        "author": "A.Syalaby Ichsan",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Reports of an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have unsettled prospective Indonesian Umrah pilgrims, who are asking about flight and personal safety. A travel operator says its flights go directly to Jeddah or Madinah, while Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has not advised against or prohibited travel and is monitoring the regional situation with the Foreign Ministry and Saudi authorities.",
        "content": "<p>INDRAMAYU \u2014 An attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh,\nSaudi Arabia, has affected the state of mind of prospective Umrah\npilgrims. Flight safety and security conditions in the Holy Land have\nbecome their main concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Ismail, head of the Indramayu branch of PT Alkanz Tour and Travel,\nsaid most pilgrims had been asking about the safety of their flights.\nThe company was trying to reassure them and provide clear information.\n\u201cYes, most pilgrims are asking about that,\u201d Ismail told Republika on\nThursday (15 October 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Ismail said the company was informing prospective pilgrims that their\nflights do not land at Riyadh Airport. Instead, they fly directly to\nJeddah or Madinah. \u201cWe never go to Riyadh; we fly straight to Jeddah or\nMadinah,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the company had no Umrah departures scheduled in the\nnear future. The next flights are planned for the end of the year,\nfollowed by departures early next year, for Ramadan packages and in\nmid-April. \u201cSo for now, things remain under control and safe,\u201d Ismail\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Ismail said the company also kept in regular contact with its team in\nthe Holy Land, which would continue monitoring conditions and assisting\npilgrims.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has so far issued no decision\nto advise against or prohibit Umrah travel following the Houthi attack\non Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The ministry has only advised Indonesian\npilgrims to choose direct flights to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said his\nministry was continuing to coordinate with Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of\nForeign Affairs and Saudi authorities to monitor security developments\nin the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo date, we have continued to coordinate with Indonesia\u2019s Ministry\nof Foreign Affairs and the Saudi authorities. There has been no decision\nto advise against or prohibit travel to Saudi Arabia,\u201d Dahnil told\nreporters on Wednesday (14 October 2026).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/riyadh-airport-attacked-umrah-pilgrims-question-their-safety-1792104625",
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