Sudanese Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments Nasr Al-Din Mufreh has praised during his visit to Madinah the Kingdom's great roles in providing best services and facilities to pilgrims and Umrah performers, which are appreciated all over the world. Minister Mufreh said that the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Sudan tends to increase the number of Sudanese pilgrims according to the population census to 35,000 pilgrims. The Sudanese Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments indicated that his meeting with the Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Benten, was successful and dealt with all issues related to Hajj and Umrah, mechanisms of serving pilgrims, a request to increase the number of Sudanese pilgrims and including them in Makkah Road Initiative, which provides an opportunity for direct transportation of pilgrims to their places of residence in Makkah and Madinah.