The International Council of News Agencies held its 2nd meeting in Beirut today at an invitation of Secretariat General of Federation of Arab News Agencies. The meeting was attended by Acting Director General of Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Vice-President of Federation of Arab News Agencies Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Hussein, and directors of Arab News Agencies, the members of the Secretariat's Commission. The meeting discussed a number of topics including following up the implementation of the decisions and recommendations adopted by the 2nd International Conference of News Agencies held in the Spanish city of Estepona in 2007 as well as studying issues relating to the news coverage of world events by news agencies. The meeting also reviewed preparations for convening the 3rd International Conference of the Council in Buenos Aires in Argentina in 2011 and the most important issues to be discussed at the Conference. --More