Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohiuddin Khoja presided over the second meeting of the Executive Bureau of the Council of Arab Information Ministers. At the outset of the meeting, Dr. Khoja delivered a speech in which he stressed the importance of addressing the major challenges facing the Arab media. He said that these challenges require the concerted efforts of all those involved in Arab media, noting that Arab media is going through radical variables. Dr. Khoja drew attention to the effective role of new media, stressing the responsibility of Arab information ministers in dealing with new media.