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Saudi security men wearing medical masks stand guard during the Friday noon prayer at Mecca's Grand Mosque. (AFP)
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Saudi Interior Minister Warns Against Politicizing Hajj
Mecca, Asharq Al-Awsat — Saudi Arabia's interior minister Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz said yesterday that the kingdom hopes not to have to "resort to force" to maintain security for the hajj, in a reference to worries Iranian pilgrims may demonstrate.
"We hope we will not be obliged to resort to force," Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz said when
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