According to the NCM, winds over the Red Sea will blow from the northeast in the northern and central parts, and from the southeast to southwest in the south, with speeds of 20 to 50 kilometers per hour. Wave heights can reach 1.5 meters to more than two meters in calm to choppy conditions.

Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar said Indonesia has submitted a request for an increase in the quota, specifically for hajj companions.

Iranian media revealed that debates over relocating the capital have resurfaced periodically since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 but were repeatedly shelved due to economic limitations and logistical hurdles.

JAKARTA, Jan 17 (Bernama-ANTARA) -- The Saudi Arabian government has lauded Indonesia for its management of Hajj services, recognising the Indonesian government's efforts as both humane and professional, Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar stated, reported ANTARA news agency.

Saudi Arabia is letting world's largest Muslim majority country Indonesia to send 2,210 Hajj officers this year.

Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar highlighted the plan to implement the tanazul scheme during his meeting with Minister of Hajj and Umrah

About 110,500 Indonesian Hajj pilgrims will arrive in Saudi Arabia via Medina’s Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport. They will return home via Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport. The remaining pilgrims will take on the opposite, meaning that they will first arrive in the Jeddah Airport and fly back home from Medina.