Hussain, FANA president, expressed thanks to Ahmed Saad Al-Buainain, Director General of the Qatar News Agency (QNA), for his efforts during chairmanship of FANA presidency. Al-Hussain also thanked the Secretary General of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) Dr. Farid Ayar for his efforts in developing the federation's activities. "I hope to succeed during my chairmanship of the FANA presidency, with the help of the members and secretary general, in order to define the future frameworks and suitable policies aiming to achieve interim goals for our agencies and to innovate creative approaches supporting our future media activities," Al-Hussain added. The SPA President concluded his speech by saying: "we look forward that this conference is to be a new addition for cooperation among the Arab news agencies, wishing all success for the conference." --More 23:00 LOCAL TIME 20:00 GMT تغريد