The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Tuesday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the King said, "We praise and thank Allah that pilgrims have performed Hajj rituals and visited the Prophet's Holy Mosque comfortably and easily in an atmosphere full of spirituality, security and faith which is the fruit of sincere efforts exerted by various government and private parties participating in the service of pilgrims. We pray to Allah Almighty to accept from all pilgrims their Hajj, return them to their countries safely, guide us to more sincerity in sayings and deeds to achieve successes after successes in the service of Islam and Muslims, and make our work purely for Allah. On this occasion, we extend our thanks and appreciation to princes and ministers, the chairman and members of Supreme Hajj Committee, Governors of Regions, security men, all employees of government and private bodies, and all those who participated in the service of the guests of Allah''. The princes and ministers, members of the Cabinet congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, on the success of the Hajj season, performance of 2,489,406 pilgrims their rituals in a healthy environment free from diseases and epidemics, the provision of all services, facilities, care, integrated plans and distinguished efforts that enabled them to perform their rituals in one time and one place as an extension of the Kingdom's keenness on the safety, care and service of the visitors of the Two Holy Mosques, which we are proud of since the founder late King Abdulaziz. Then the King briefed the Cabinet on the results of his meetings with President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi of the Republic of Yemen and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, and his talks with President Mohamed Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. --More 15:23 LOCAL TIME 12:23 GMT 0010 www.spa.gov.sa/1962381