Saudi Arabian ambassador to the Arab League, Ahmed Qattan, has repeated his country's rejection of what they call the politicization or internationalization of the pilgrimage.
"The effort to internationalize the Holy Places of Mecca and Medina is part of a wider conspiracy," said Qattan, who also serves as Saudi ambassador to Egypt.
"This effort shows that certain countries follow in the footsteps of Iran, who have tried in the past to promote these degrading ideas," he added, with a veiled reference in Qatar, "