Day: January 16, 2022

Indonesia suspends umrah pilgrims’ departures for evaluation

January 16, 2022

The Religious Affairs Ministry has suspended the departures of umrah pilgrims starting from January 15, to give authorities time to evaluate the One Gate Policy (OGP) scheme, and to monitor the Omicron variant transmission in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. “We are evaluating the OGP concept thoroughly by considering the current development

Huge Tonga Volcanic Eruption Caused ‘Significant Damage’

January 16, 2022

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused “significant damage” to the island nation’s capital and smothered it in dust, but the full extent was unclear with communications still hampered Monday. The eruption on Saturday was so powerful it was recorded

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