The Sultanate of Oman attended today (Monday) the 56th meeting of the Arab Information Ministers Council held at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat in Cairo. This meeting was chaired by Abdulfattah Qasim Mahmoud, the Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism of Somalia and the current president of this session. Nabil Elaraby, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, was also present at this event.
Discussion on Arab Media Challenges
In this meeting, the Omani delegation, headed by Mohammed Said Al-Balushi, the Deputy Minister of Information, discussed several topics related to the major challenges faced by Arab media. The ways to coordinate Arab media efforts and strengthen their presence at regional and international levels were also discussed.
Media Support for the Palestinian Cause and Strategic Programs
The Arab Information Ministers Council addressed media supporting the Palestinian cause and evaluated the implementation progress of the Arab media action plan abroad. Additionally, the session discussed the activities of the Arab Electronic Media Committee and the role of Arab media in combating terrorism.
Furthermore, the Arab Information Ministers Council reviewed the Arab media map for sustainable development 2030 and formulated a unified strategy for engaging with international media companies, promoting media quality and professional excellence, and building the professional capacities of Arab media. The follow-up on the executive program of the Arab strategy for media and information literacy was also on the agenda.
Environmental Programs and New Technologies
This meeting also discussed a unified Arab program to address environmental issues through media, the use of artificial intelligence technologies in Arab media, and their impacts on the human element. The file of the Arab media capital and Arab-Chinese cooperation in the media field were also among the topics raised.
The Omani delegation also participated yesterday in the 105th regular session of the Permanent Arab Media Committee held at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat in Cairo. In this session, the committee discussed several media priority issues in the Arab arena, including the development of the Arab media system and strengthening media support for the Palestinian cause.
