Saudi Interior Ministry participates in Arab security conference in Tunisia
The Saudi delegation was headed by Col. Talal bin Abdul Mohsen bin Shalhoub, head of the ministry's General Administration of Media and Corporate Communication.
The conference explored the role of security media in raising awareness of cybercrime, the use of artificial intelligence in security media, and the experiences of member states in drug prevention.
It was attended by heads and representatives of security media agencies in Arab countries, the Arab States Broadcasting Union, and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences.
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