Cairo, Sha'ban 23, 1439, May 09, 2018, SPA -- The Council of Arab Ministers of Information, at its 49th session, today honored a number of distinguished people in the Arab media action, as well as news and dialogue programs, in the framework of the Arab Media Excellence Awards. Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad, Chairman of the Executive Bureau of the Council of Arab Ministers of Information handed over the shields to the honored. Two Saudi TV programs were honored, in addition to a number of television programs, and female and male broadcasters. -- SPA 22:12 LOCAL TIME 19:12 GMT 0037 www.spa.gov.sa/w684978