Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdul Aziz Khoja has won the Media Innovation Prize for the ‘Spirit of positive initiative in supporting prospects for media dialogue', awarded by the Arab Media Forum. The Media Innovation Prize is an annual prize awarded to the most innovative leaders contributing directly and effectively to serving Arab media, whether by direct efforts or effective decisions that contribute to overcoming obstacles to media development. Dr. Khoja will be honored during the activities of the 7th Arab Media Forum to be held in Kuwait from April 25-27, under the patronage of Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait. Madhi Bin Abdullah Al-Khamis, Secretary General of the Arab Media Forum, said that it was the consensus of the members of the Secretariat of the Media Innovative Prize that Dr. Khoja deserved the award in recognition of his role in opening up prospects for media dialogue between the Ministry of Culture and Information and various media sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad, as well as opening up dialogue among members of the media on many important issues. ‘The contributions of the Saudi Minister of Culture and Information have helped to narrow the information gap between the Arab World and the West, which has contributed to changing the stereotypical image of the Arab World in the West,” Al
