Cairo, Safar 10, 1438, November 10, 2016, SPA -- Union of Arab Journalists has issued a decree appointing Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Rashidi from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as Commissioner General of the Union for four years. Al-Rashidi received his new assignment at the Union's headquarters in Cairo today and reviewed the work plan for the next phase. He said in a statement that the union has a strong activities in the Arab countries and those activities support the development of the media in the Arab countries. -- SPA 01:28 LOCAL TIME 22:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w266739