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Qatar's Foreign Ministry is criticising Saudi Arabia's decision to fly Qatari pilgrims to the kingdom only on Saudi aircraft as “illogical” and cautioned against exploiting Haj “as a tool for political manipulation.”
The ministry's statement, released on Tuesday on the state-run Qatar News Agency, also criticised Saudi King Salman's offer to fly Qatari pilgrims at his expense. It said the state of Qatar and Qatari pilgrims “don't need aid in terms of covering the cost of Haj and portraying it as a charity.”
Last week, Saudi Arabia unilaterally reopened its border with Qatar to allow Qataris to perform Haj amid a months-long rift between the neighbouring countries.
The annual pilgrimage is performed at Islam's holiest site in Makkah.
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Aug 22, 2017 04:55pm
Qatar immediate response at this time is not good, Qatar should wait and judge how saudia is playing her role in facilitating the qataris coming to haj. Next year Qatar can demand or change policy for the people coming to hajj from Qatar.
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Aug 22, 2017 05:09pm
Well said Qatar!
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Aug 22, 2017 05:35pm
@Muhammad: If you have read the Qatari objection then you will understand that Qatar is right. They are absolutely not poor country they don't want someone to offer them free travel facilities besides Hajj is performed by one capable of its financial responsibilities so how come they will accept such condition.
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