Riyadh, Jumada I 28, 1437, Mar 8, 2016, SPA -- Gulf Cooperation Council information ministers held here today their 24th ordinary meeting, presided over by Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi, the minister of culture and information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and attended by Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Secretary General of the GCC. At the outset of the meeting, which took place at Riyadh Ritz Carlton hotel, Dr. Altoraifi conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, his Crown Prince and Deputy Crown Prince to the ministers, welcoming them in their second country the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold their 24th ordinary meeting. He also welcomed the minister of information affairs of Bahrain Ali bin Mohammed Al-Rumaihi, who is making his debut as information minister of his country at the GCC ministerial level. However, he served in the media institution in his country as Chairman of the Broadcasting and TV Commission of Bahrain. Altoraifi thanked Sheikh Hamad bin Thamir Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatari Institution for Information, for his dedication and follow-up as the former rotatory president of the GCC information ministers council. --More 22:03 LOCAL TIME 19:03 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w