ISTANBUL (AA) – The outgoing Indonesian president is facing a lawsuit over alleged arbitrary orders to remove the headscarf (veil) or the ‘Hijab’ worn by some Muslim women for reasons of modesty, in the run-up to the nation’s Independence Day. Joko Widodo, popular as ‘Jokowi,’ will step down in October to make way...
Singapore, Singapore – AFP Indonesia is ready to send “significant peacekeeping forces” as well as medical personnel to Gaza if Hamas accepts a new cease-fire proposal, President-elect Prabowo Subianto has said. President Joe Biden announced the Israeli roadmap to permanent peace in Gaza on Friday, as Israeli troops pushed in...
Jakarta, Indonesia – AFP Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, beating two rivals who have vowed to file a legal complaint about the vote. The fiery defence minister and his vice-presidential running mate Gibran Rakabuming Ra...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Indonesia’s Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is in the lead in the initial quick count of votes in the world’s largest single-day election on Wednesday to elect the successor of President Joko Widodo, multiple local media outlets reported. Initial results indicated that Subianto, who led the pre-poll surveys, is getting close ...
