Honours for members of awards board

Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday honoured board members of the Arab Journalism Award for their efforts in making the forum and award a success over three years.

Khalfan Al Roumi, Chairman of the board, thanked Shaikh Mohammad for the honour and the trust bestowed upon him.

Mona Al Merri, secretary-general of the award, praised the board's efforts and its keenness to preserve the award's credibility by allowing a wider participation of Arab journalists and maintaining the award's professional level.