Mina, Dhu-AlHijjah 11, 1438, Sep 2, 2017, SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held at the Royal Court at Mina Palace here today the annual reception for heads of state, Islamic dignitaries, guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, guests of government bodies and heads of delegations and pilgrim affairs offices, who performed Hajj rituals this year. At the outset of the reception, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques shook hands with Sudan s President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, Gambia s President Adama Baro, Comoros President Osman Ghazali, Yemen s Vice President Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmr, Egypt s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Egypt s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam, Prince Hamzah bin Al-Hussein, Iraq s Representatives Council Speaker Salim Al-Jubouri, Jordan s House of Representatives Speaker Atef Tarawneh, Nigeria s Senate President Bukola Saraki, Niger s National Assembly President Ousseini Tinni, Mauritius Vice Prime Minister Showkutally Soodhun, Prince Hashim bin Al-Hussein, Bangladesh s Former President Hussain Mohammad Ershad, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Ilyas Umakhanov, Afghanistan s former Vice President and current Chairman of High Peace Council Mohammad Karim Khalili, Comoros Vice-President Abdallah Sarouma, Lebanon s former Prime Minister Najib Mikati and senior officials from a number of Islamic countries. The reception started with a recitation of verses of the Holy Quran. --More15:47 LOCAL TIME 12:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w480249