Makkah Al-Mukarramah The Haram records a record number of visitors on the night of Ramadan 27

The official Saudi Al-Ekhbariya channel said that the Great Mosque of Mecca received 2,624,105 worshipers and pilgrims on the “night of the 27th of Ramadan,” which is known as the “Night of Destiny,” as the Grand Mosque, along with the Prophet’s Mosque, has a great status among Muslims.

An official Saudi channel reported on Tuesday that the Grand Mosque received more than 2.6 million worshipers and pilgrims on the "night of Ramadan 27," describing this number as "historic."

This came according to what was reported by the official Saudi Al-Ekhbariya channel, through its Twitter account, regarding the statistics of that night (which starts from Monday evening until Tuesday dawn), which is known as the "Night of Destiny."

And the channel tweeted, in an urgent news through its documented account on Twitter: "In a historical figure, more than 2.6 million worshipers and pilgrims performed at the Grand Mosque on the night of Ramadan 27."

A statistical infographic, published by the channel through its account, also indicated the attendance of 2,624,105 worshipers and pilgrims, without further details.

Saudi media, including the Saudi newspaper “Sabaq”, also confirmed this information, without clarifying the statistics on the Prophet’s Mosque.

And the Two Holy Sanctuaries (the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque) are of great importance to Muslims.

It is customary in various parts of the Islamic world to investigate the “Night of Power”, the night of the 27th of Ramadan, because it is one of the odd nights in the last ten days of the holy month, in which there was a hadith about the Prophet of Islam Muhammad - may God bless him and grant him peace - that it is the closest to being one of its nights.

Saudi Foreign Minister and Assad are discussing ending the Syrian crisis

The Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, discussed with the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, the necessary steps to achieve a comprehensive political settlement to the Syrian crisis that would end all its repercussions, achieve national reconciliation, and contribute to Syria's return to its Arab surroundings.

On Tuesday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed with the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, the necessary steps to achieve a comprehensive political settlement to the Syrian crisis that would end all its repercussions, achieve national reconciliation, and contribute to the return of Damascus to its Arab surroundings.

This came during al-Assad's reception of Ibn Farhan, as part of an official visit that the latter is making to the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The agency stated that the two sides discussed "the necessary steps to achieve a comprehensive political settlement of the Syrian crisis that ends all its repercussions, achieves national reconciliation, and contributes to Syria's return to its Arab surroundings and the resumption of its natural role in the Arab world."

The meeting also touched on "efforts made to reach a political solution that preserves Syria's unity, security, stability, Arab identity and territorial integrity."

The agency quoted the Saudi foreign minister as stressing the importance of providing a suitable environment for aid to reach all regions of Syria, and creating the necessary conditions for the return of Syrian refugees and displaced persons to their areas.

He stressed the need to end the suffering of the Syrian refugees and enable them to return safely to their homeland, and to take further measures that would contribute to stabilizing the situation throughout the country.

For his part, the head of the Syrian regime expressed his hope for more progress for the government and people of Saudi Arabia, according to "SPA".

Earlier on Tuesday, the Saudi foreign minister arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on an unannounced official visit, the first of its kind in 12 years.

The visit came 5 days after the visit of the Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, to the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

During Al-Miqdad's visit to Jeddah, it was announced that procedures for resuming consular services and flights between the two countries would begin.

Relations between the two countries were severed after the crisis in Syria in March 2011, due to the regime's suppression of popular protests calling for change.

The Saudi foreign minister's visit to Damascus comes about a month before the upcoming Arab Summit in Riyadh, and amid official Arab talks about the importance of Syria's return to its "Arab surroundings."