The First International Media Conference was postponed to 18 May 2009 instead of the previous date next month. The two-day conference, the Future of Press Publication, will be held under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh. The conference's postponement was announced by Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz Khojah who said that the conference's new date was set in coordination with IFRA international organization. The minister said that through this conference, the Ministry of Culture and Information aims at extending cooperation and dialogue among press organizations in the Middle East.