7 ▁Category : A rab ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁Israel ▁Category : 1 9 7 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Israel ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁with ▁year ▁of ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sa udi ▁Press ▁Agency ▁( SP A ; ▁) ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁news ▁ag ency ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁profile ▁The ▁ag ency ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁news ▁ag ency ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁The ▁ag ency ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁news ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁region . ▁The ▁main ▁goal ▁of ▁its ▁establishment ▁was ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁body ▁to ▁collect ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁local ▁and ▁international ▁news ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁abroad . ▁▁ ▁The ▁S PA ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁Media ▁and ▁therefore , ▁its ▁president ▁directly ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁minister . ▁The ▁S AP ▁provides ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁with ▁a ▁guid eline , ▁the ▁editor ial ▁line , ▁which ▁should ▁be ▁followed ▁in ▁their ▁reports . ▁The ▁Agency ▁publish es ▁news ▁in ▁both ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁English . ▁The ▁S PA ▁has ▁offices ▁in ▁Bonn , ▁C airo , ▁London , ▁Tun is ▁and ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁made ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁separate ▁Sa udi ▁Television ▁and ▁Radio ▁and ▁Sa udi ▁Press ▁Agency ▁( SP A ), ▁making