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Saturday 06 Feb 2016 - 16:15 Makkah mean time-27-4-1437
 Riyadh (IINA) - Iranian pilgrims are still welcome to visit Makkah and Madinah for pilgrimage despite increased tensions between the two countries, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Thursday.
“Any Muslim is welcome in Makkah and Madinah… and this includes the Iranian pilgrims,” Al-Jubeir told reporters. He said the political crisis between the Kingdom and its regional rival “has nothing to do at all” with the annual Haj pilgrimage or the lesser pilgrimage known as Umrah, Al Arabiya reported. The rites draw millions of faithful from around the world each year. At a joint news conference Thursday with visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Al-Jubeir repeated accusations that Iran’s “hostile policies” in the region for more than three decades led to the current situation. The two countries support opposite sides in the wars in Syria and Yemen. Iran has also consolidated its influence in Iraq and Lebanon.
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