The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet's Holy Mosque in Madinah started on Monday, Sha'ban 15, the implementation of the plan prepared for the blessed holy month of Ramadan, by recruiting more than 8,000 workers to provide the best services to Umrah performers and worshippers at the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah. The Vice General President for the Affairs of the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Nasser Al-Khuzayyim pointed out that the General Presidency is conducting a comprehensive plan of early service preparations around the clock to receive the increasing numbers of Umrah performers and worshippers during the blessed holy month of Ramadan in implementation of the directives of the wise leadership to provide the best services to them. He praised the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for his order for the expansionist projects at the Grand Holy Mosque and the holy sites, noting that the capacity of Mataf (Circumambulation Track) will be raised at the end of the expansion from 48,000 to 105,000 persons per hour.
