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By Viola Fahmy, Cairo: Riyadh’s ambassador to the Arab League, Ahmed Qattan, has reiterated his country's rejection of the “politicization” or “internationalization” of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. “Attempts to internationalize the Holy Places of Mecca and Medina are part of a wider conspiracy,” Qattan, who also serves as Saudi ambassador to Egypt, tweeted Tuesday. “These attempts show that certain countries are following the lead of Iran, which has tried in the past to promote these contemptable ideas,” he added, in a veiled reference to Qatar. Qattan went on to assert...