The Grand Mufti of the Republic of Tunisia, Sheikh Othman Batteekh, has praised the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for his call for holding Extraordinary Islamic Solidarity Summit in Makkah on Tuesday and Wednesday. He said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency that Islamic nations are in a pressing need for the unity of their ranks during the current critical circumstances.