Minister Al-Amir: Media regulation law enhances freedoms and keeps pace with transformations in the media landscape

Minister Al-Omar told KUNA on Sunday that the new law embodies the state’s commitment to providing a more open and progressive media environment based on a balance between safeguarding freedoms, protecting rights, and upholding professional responsibility, thereby enhancing the media’s role as a key partner in the development process and keeping pace with rapid transformations in the media and digital landscape.

He clarified that the new legislation reflects a shift toward greater freedoms, reduced restrictions, and the development of the regulatory environment for media work, while providing a clearer legal framework for media institutions, journalists, and media professionals. This, he said, supports creativity and content diversity and strengthens Kuwait’s position and its media environment.

Minister Al-Omar added that the law responds to major developments in the media sector in recent years, particularly in digital media, social media platforms, advertising, and content production. It provides a modern, unified legislative framework that keeps pace with these changes and regulates contemporary media practices.

He noted that consolidating media regulations into a single law helps streamline procedures, achieve greater clarity and legal stability, and foster an environment conducive to investment and innovation in the media and content production sectors.

Minister Al-Omar emphasized that media freedom will remain a cornerstone of Kuwait’s approach, and that updating media legislation aims to reinforce this freedom and entrench responsible professional practice, while safeguarding the rights of individuals and society, as well as its values and foundational principles.

He stressed that the coming phase will see the completion of the law’s executive frameworks to achieve its objectives, affirming the Ministry of Information’s commitment to engaging with media institutions and sector professionals, listening to their views and feedback, and contributing to the development of a modern, professional media environment.

Minister Al-Omar also affirmed that the promulgation of the Media Regulation Law marks the beginning of a new stage in the trajectory of Kuwaiti media, one that builds on Kuwait’s rich media heritage while looking to the future, thereby enhancing its status as a leading, responsible media environment that keeps pace with development.