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                                                                           Souce thejakartapost.com  Fishermen and Indonesian police begin patrols to intercept Rohingya boats. In response to the almost 1,100 arrival of Rohingya refugees this month—a minority group from Myanmar that faces persecution—Indonesian police and fishermen announced on Saturday that they have started patrolling sections of the westernmost province of the nation to stop them from reaching its shores. Every year, thousands of people from the predominantly Muslim minority risk their lives by attempting to enter Malaysia or Indonesia by sea, frequently in rickety boats, from refugee camps in Bangladesh. More than six boats, some of which locals attempted to turn back to sea, brought hundreds of Rohingya people from Bangladesh to Aceh province this month as sailing conditions improved. 36 Rohingya arrived in East Aceh, a regency of over 350,000 people, on Sunday, according to police, who now enforce round-the-clock

                                                                                                         Source Gulfnews.com  The optimum dates to undertake Umrah in Dubai are recommended by the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah:  Umrah pilgrims have received advice from Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al Rabiah, regarding the optimal time to carry out religious rites for a fulfilling experience. According to Dr. Al Rabiah, it is best to conduct Umrah in the morning between 7:30 and 10:30, and in the evening between 11:00 pm and 2:00 am. When Umrah performers from all over the world gather at Mecca's Grand Mosque, these proposed window times can assist reduce crowds and create a more peaceful environment for worship. Dr. Al Rabiah also mentioned that Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are some of the least busy days of the week for doing Umrah. These are especially good days for pilgrims who are looking for a more concentrated and peaceful experience on their s

                                                                                     Source Thejakartapost.com  A four-day truce between Israel and Hamas will begin today Palestine/Gaza ● Friday, November 24, 2023 A first batch of 13 Israeli women and children held as hostages will be freed later on Friday, according to mediators in Qatar, marking the beginning of a four-day ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas. The announcement was cautiously welcomed by world powers. However, the fighting continued, with Gaza City officials reporting that a hospital was one of the sites hit as the clock ticked down to the first ceasefire in the almost seven-week-old, horrific conflict. Additionally, all sides indicated that the pause would only last until the conflict resumed.  According to Qatar's foreign ministry, the ceasefire would include a complete ceasefire in both north and south of Gaza and would start at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT). In the Qatari cap

                                                                                       Source ndtv.com Watch: Royal Band Performs Blackpink Song While King Charles Grants Honours to K-Pop Stars They received this esteemed honour in appreciation for their work as COP26 Advocates for the 2021 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow. Watch: Royal Band Performs Blackpink Song While King Charles Grants Honours to K-Pop Stars Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, was present when they were awarded. In recognition of the K-Pop group BLACKPINK'S efforts to combat climate change, King Charles awarded them medals honouring them as honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire on Wednesday. During South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to the UK, the band members, Roseanne Park (Rose), Jennie Kim, Jisoo Kim, and Lalisa Manoban (Lisa), received their awards in front of him.   According to Buckingham Palace, they received this esteemed honour in appreciation for th

                                                                                            Source en.tempo.co To discuss Gaza, OIC Foreign Ministers travel to Russia. Jakarta's TEMPO.CO On Tuesday, Nov. 21, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi travelled to Moscow, Russia, together with her counterparts from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to reiterate their denunciation of Israel's aggression in Gaza. The visit was approved by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and was a follow-up to the joint meeting of the OIC and Arab League on November 11. This was the second ministerial visit by Arab and Muslim nations to the permanent member of the UN Security Council. Retno and other foreign ministers went to China before Moscow to speak with Wang Yi. The US, the UK, and France are additional permanent members of the UNSC and have all backed Israel. Retno Marsudi asserted during this four-hour meeting that Israel's self-defense justification is completely unt

                                                                                  Source Investing.com Oil drops ahead of the OPEC+ meeting and the Fed minutes. Investing.com  — Tuesday saw a drop in oil prices as investors exercised prudence ahead of this weekend's much-anticipated summit of major producers.  The U.S. crude futures contract fell 1% to $77.04 a barrel by 09:45 ET (13:45 GMT), while the Brent price fell 1% to $81.54 a barrel. Following a 4% spike on Friday, the benchmarks for crude oil saw another 2% increase on Monday. This was due to a report by Reuters that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) and their allies will be debating whether to reduce oil supply further in an effort to support prices during their meeting on November 26.  OPEC+ summit is imminent. In a series of actions that began in late 2022, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and other OPEC+ members have already committed to cutting oil supply by roughly 5 million barrels per day, or rough

                                                                                  Source AlJAZEERA Israeli tanks surround the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza. The Health Ministry describes the situation as "catastrophic" at the only remaining medical facility in northern Gaza. 20 November 2023: The Ministry of Health in the war-torn enclave of Gaza reports that Israeli tanks have surrounded the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza after artillery bombardment killed at least 12 Palestinians inside the facility. The Gaza Health Ministry's spokesperson, Ashraf al-Qudra, told Al Jazeera on Monday that hundreds of people are still stuck in the Indonesian Hospital and that "the situation is catastrophic." The personnel at the Indonesian hospital is adamant that they will remain to tend to the injured. The facility is home to over 700 individuals, including injured patients and medical personnel, he said. The Israeli military, which doesn't usually make army moves publ