56th Session of Arab Ministers of Media Council Kicks Off in Kuwait to Discuss Development of Arab Media

Cairo, Nov 4 (KUNA) -- The 56th session of the Arab Ministers of Media Council kicked off today, Wednesday, with Kuwait participating, to explore ways to develop the Arab media system and enhance coordination among Arab states to confront media challenges and consolidate the presence of Arab issues at the regional and international levels. The session is chaired by Somalia’s Minister of Media, Culture and Tourism, Abdul Fattah Mahmoud, with the presence of Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy and Assistant Secretary-General for the Media and Communications Sector, Ambassador Ahmed Khatibi.

The agenda includes discussing ways to enhance media support for the Palestinian cause, monitoring the implementation of the Arab media mobilization plan abroad, and the work of the Arab Committee for Electronic Media, as well as the role of Arab media in combating terrorism. The Council will also discuss the Arab Media Map for Sustainable Development 2030, the preparation of a unified strategy for dealing with international media companies, promoting quality and professional excellence, and enhancing the capacities of Arab media professionals. Additionally, it will monitor the implementation of the Arab Strategy for Media and Information Literacy.

Ministers will also examine the unified Arab plan for media engagement with environmental issues, the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the media sector and their impact on human resources, alongside the file of the Arab Capital of Media and Arab-Chinese cooperation in the media field.

The agenda also includes the draft internal regulations of the Arab Ministers of Media Council, the draft executive office bylaws, the Lebanese Ministry of Media’s request for support from member states, as well as the activities of organizations and unions concerned with media work, the activities of the Arab League’s Media and Communications Sector, and the Arab League’s centers and missions abroad.

The Kuwaiti delegation to the meeting is headed by State Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Acting Minister of Media and Culture, Omar Al-Omar.

Earlier, Minister Al-Omar chaired the 23rd ordinary session of the Executive Office of the Arab Ministers of Media Council, held under Kuwait’s presidency at the Arab League headquarters, in preparation for the agenda of the 56th ministerial council session. The Executive Office approved draft resolutions and recommendations related to developing joint Arab media work and enhancing coordination and integration among Arab media institutions, with a view to submitting them to Arab media ministers for consideration and adoption. (End) M.M./T.M.A