▁both ▁as ▁two ▁independent ▁corpor ations . ▁▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁rest ruct uring , ▁the ▁S PA ▁covers ▁events ▁and ▁issues ▁at ▁national , ▁regional ▁and ▁international ▁levels , ▁especially ▁those ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁contribute ▁to ▁strength ening ▁the ▁journal istic ▁profession ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁new ▁arrangement ▁also ▁involves ▁the ▁transformation ▁of ▁the ▁S PA ▁into ▁a ▁Pres iden cy . ▁The ▁president ▁is ▁Abd ul lah ▁bin ▁F ah d ▁Al ▁Hus sein . ▁The ▁minister ▁of ▁Media ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁board ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁S PA ▁signed ▁a ▁news ▁exchange ▁agreement ▁with ▁An ad olu ▁Agency , ▁official ▁news ▁ag ency ▁of ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁The ▁ag ency ▁organized ▁the ▁fourth ▁News ▁A gen cies ▁World ▁Congress ▁( NA W C ) ▁in ▁R iy ad h ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Media ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Media ▁ ▁Al ▁E kh b ari ya ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Sa udi ▁Press ▁Agency ▁official ▁site ▁( A rab ic , ▁English , ▁Pers ian , ▁Russian , ▁Chinese ) ▁Archive ▁Re pository ▁for ▁Select ive ▁Sa udi ▁Press ▁Agency ▁News ▁Fe eds ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁Category : G overn ment ▁ag encies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Category : M ass ▁media