Riyadh, December 03, 2019, SPA -- Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arenas. Al-Riyadh newspaper said in its editorial that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the first Arab and Islamic country assumed G20 Presidency, which includes the leaders of the world's largest economic countries. The paper affirmed that such unprecedented steps would make the Kingdom keen to exert more efforts and coordination from now until the summit comes with the positive results, which contribute to pushing the global economy forward and facing its challenges and obstacles. Okaz newspaper said in its editorial that Saudi Broadcasting Authority (SBA) is moving towards a major development and a remarkable qualitative step in the audio-visual media in the light of the enormous development in social media and smart devices. The Saudi Minister of media Turki Al-Shabana announced, during the sessions of the Saudi Media Forum, launching of a digital news platform (online) in the first quarter of next year in both Arabic and English, which will be effective and modern. --SPA 09:00 LOCAL TIME 06:00 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1221181