Jamal Mohammed Bawatna, the Palestinian Minister of Endowments and Chairman of the Hajj and Umrah commission, has hailed the great efforts being exerted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for ensuring comforts of pilgrims and providing them with gigantic facilities. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) here today following a meeting with the chairman of the board of directors of the non-governmental establishment for the guides of the Arab pilgrims, he said Saudi officials are keen on enabling the pilgrims perform their rituals in comfort and ease. He noted that the expansion projects at the holy places stand as a witness for the great attention given by the Saudi officials to the pilgrims and Umrah performers. It is worth mentioning that the establishment is concerned with the pilgrims of 22 Arab countries.