Helping militants great sin: Saudi mufti

Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al al-Sheikh (left) and the Saudi monarch. (file) Saudi Arabia's top religious official has warned Saudis and foreigners living in the kingdom not to hide information about militants or harbor them, saying the criminal acts committed by the “deviant group” are not the work of true Muslims. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al al-Sheikh issued a statement on Thursday, following a government announcement last week that it is holding 520 suspects, arrested since January, who planned car bomb attacks against oil and security installations. "..What is done by the deviant group is surely not the work of true Muslims who are supposed to be believers in God , the day of resurrection and the sanctity of the souls and properties of others,” the statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency said. The deviant group... [read full story]