Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat – holds its next  Board of Directors meetings in  Dubai, UAE, from 5th –  6th November 2014 , headed by the Saudi  Ministry of Information Deputy and Arabsat Chairman Eng. / Saleh bin Abdulaziz AL-Moughaelith.

Nine Arab countries are participating in this meeting , Saudi Arabia – Kuwait – Libya – Qatar – United Arab Emirates – Oman – Iraq – Yemen – Tunisia.

Khalid Ben Ahmed Balkheyour, President & CEO of Arabsat, said that this session of the Board Meeting will be preceded by specialized committees meetings. The Board Meeting will discuss a number of topics, including the project of manufacturing and launching four new satellites, two of them on Arabsat orbital positions, and the other two on  Hellas-Sat orbital positions. Hellas-Sat was acquired by Arabsat last year. These four satellites are considered a giant leap in terms of manufacturing technology and satellite capability and coverage.

Balkheyour added that Arabsat is the only satellite operator in the Middle East that offers a full range of satellite telecommunications and broadcasting  services in addition to broadband services through a growing fleet of satellites on 26° East, 30.5° East and 20° East as well as Hellas-Sat orbital position 39°East.