Member of the Jordanian House of Representatives Mohammed Al-Furaihat has praised the decision taken by the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to expand the capacity of the Holy Mosque's Mataf (the circumambulation space around the holy Kaaba). In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), he expressed pride of the Saudi efforts to implement this mega project of Mataf expansion, saying that "we, in Jordan, support this action taken by the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, citing its permanent keenness on the care of Islamic sanctities."