The State of Qatar, represented by the Qatar Media Corporation, is participating in the work of the 98th meeting of the Standing Committee for Arab Media, and the 24th meeting of the Permanent Group of Experts concerned with following up the role of the media in confronting the phenomenon of terrorism, which will be held next Sunday in the State of Kuwait, under the auspices of The slogan / climate change and the future /.
And the League of Arab States stated, in a statement today, that the two meetings aim to prepare for the work of the regular session (16) of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Ministers of Information under the presidency of the Republic of Iraq, which will be held on March 15th with the participation of Arab information ministers, and those who take their place in the member states of the Executive Office. .
Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi, Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Media and Communication Sector of the League of Arab States, stated that the two meetings fall within the scope of following up on the implementation of the decisions issued by the Council of Arab Information Ministers during the 52nd regular session, which was held last September in Cairo, which adds to the work The Arab journalist added more vitality and interaction in support of Arab issues, at various levels, starting with the legitimate Palestinian cause, pointing out that the two meetings constitute an opportunity to continue the discussion on the most effective mechanisms to activate the media action plan, and update the joint Arab media strategy to combat terrorism.
He added that the items on the agenda also include combating terrorism, extremism and electronic media, dealing with major international companies operating in the digital field, in addition to draft guiding Arab legislation to regulate social media, and protect users from ethical and legal abuses of inappropriate content, as well as the inclusion of an article Media education in educational curricula for Arab countries.
The Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Media and Communication Sector of the Arab League concluded that the meetings of the Standing Committee for Arab Media and the Executive Office will discuss a number of organizational issues, including the Media Excellence Award for the year 2023 dedicated to the topic of environmental media, which will be of financial value for the first time.
