Arabsat holds its board meetings in Dubai, UAE

The Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) holds its Directors Board Meetings, session 131st, in Dubai – United Arab Emirates on 3, 4 November 2010 under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia.

The Board in its current session consists of nine countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, UAE, Djibouti, Sudan, Iraq, and Palestine.

Eng. Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour, President and CEO of Arabsat, stated that the Council will discuss the evolution of work in Arabsat and its financial results until the end of the third quarter of this year, as well as future plans, after it has successfully launched two new satellites in June and started their commercial operation in August 2010, as well as the review of several important papers. The meetings would continue over two consecutive days.

Arabsat was recently honored during the Arab Media Festival in Jordan, which was held in Amman. This recognition came as a culmination of Arabsat process in the service of the Arab media and communication for more than 25 years.