Madinah, Ramadan 26, 1435, Jul 23, 2014, SPA -- The Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, paid yesterday evening a visit to the works of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's project for the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque to inspect their progress in this project, the biggest of its kind in the history of Mosque of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Dr. Al-Assaf's tour included the area, east to the Prophet's Mosque, where he was briefed on a graphic presentation for the expansion stages. It is worth mentioning that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques laid in 2012 the foundation stone for his expansion project of the Prophet's Mosque. The expansion is expected to increase the absorptive capacity of the Prophet's Mosque after the completion of this project to reach about 1,600,000 worshipers. --SPA 14:46 LOCAL TIME 11:46 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w