MANAMA: Members of the Gulf Press Union elected Mohammed Al Hammadi, Chairman of the UAE Journalists Association, as the new President of the Union, which is headquartered in Bahrain.

The announcement was made during the first meeting of the Gulf Press Union board in Manama, Bahrain following the official launch of the Union, which includes in its membership the press and journalists associations, bodies and centres in the six Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) countries.

The meeting was held at Diplomatics Radisson Blu Hotel, in the presence of Khalid bin Hamad Al Malik, Chairman of the Saudi Journalists Association; Fahd Mohammed Al Mutairi, Media Advisor to the Secretary-General of the GCC; Isa Al Shaiji, Chairman of the Bahraini Journalists Association, Adnan Al Rashed, Chairman of the Kuwait Journalists Association, Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Araimi, Chairman of the Oman Journalists Association; and Saad bin Mohammed Al Rumaihi, President of the Qatar Press Centre.

Source: Emirates News Agency