Muslims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca December 13, 2007. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji/Files
DOHA (Reuters) - A row over access for Qataris to Islam's annual haj pilgrimage is further poisoning relations between their country and Saudi Arabia and aggravating a wider diplomatic rift with other Arab powers.
Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia, which hosts and supervises the haj, of deliberately making it hard for its pilgrims to obtain permits to go to Mecca. Saudi Arabia says Qatar is seeking to politicise the ritual for diplomatic gains.
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