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Hardline Saudi Clerics Fete Hamas Delegation
(Reuters) Leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas were feted at a reception by hardline Saudi clerics during a visit this week to ensure continued financial aid. Members of the five-man delegation, headed by Khaled Meshaal, said on Saturday that Saudi officials had assured them of continuing political and financial aid in private meetings. A delegation source said hardline cleric Nasser al-Omar hosted a reception for the delegation in Riyadh on Sunday. A report on Omar's website said on Monday that the reception included a number of prominent clerics and Islamists, some of whom have been jailed in the past for suspected support for al-Qaeda or criticism of the Saudi government. Saudi authorities have been tight-lipped about the visit.