Saudi says Iranian pilgrims welcome despite rift
Iranian Muslim pilgrims arrive at Jeddah airport on October 30, 2011 on their way to the Saudi holy city of Mecca, where they will take part in the annual Hajj or pilgrimage (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Iranian pilgrims are still welcome to visit Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia despite increased tensions between the two countries, Riyadh's foreign minister said on Thursday. "Any Muslim is welcome in Mecca and Medina... and this includes the Iranian pilgrims," Adel al-Jubeir told reporters. He said the political crisis ...
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