In an exclusive statement to Al Arabiya English, the group of associations categorically denied any establishment of a monitoring body based in Malaysia.

:: A group of 46 Malaysian Islamic associations has jointly denied any establishment of a body to monitor Saudi Arabia’s management of the Two Holy Mosques.

In an exclusive statement to Al Arabiya English, the group of associations categorically denied any establishment of a monitoring body based in Malaysia.

This comes following the fake news of establishment of such a body by the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera Media Network and other news websites that falsely said the body with powers to monitor the administration of the two holy mosques was created recently.

“It is known to us that the administration of the Two Holy Mosques and the service of Holy Places has been without doubt and over time, the honor of Saudi Arabia and we confirm the associations’ denial of establishing any monitoring body,” Dr. Fath al-Bari Yahya, president of the Khair al-Uma Foundation in Malaysia, told Al Arabiya English.

In a phone interview with Al Arabiya, Mufti of Malaysia Dr. Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri confirmed no such body has been created.