Arabsat will hold its 160th Board of Directors meeting in Istanbul, Turkey from 3rd - 4th January, under the chairmanship of Dr. Nasser Al-Hujailan, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information in Saudi Arabia.

Khalid Balkhyour President and CEO of Arabsat said: “This meeting will discuss the results of 2017 as well as the estimated budget for the coming year 2018.”

He also added: “Arabsat is preparing to launch two new satellites in 2018 to complete its 6th generation satellite project, which consists of four satellites.”