CAIRO: Nawaf Al-Mutairi, Head of the Arab Media Network, Ministry of Information expressed on Tuesday, Kuwait's interest and support in strengthening the Arab media for enhanced solidarity and with a view to serve the interests of the Arab world. Speaking on the sidelines of the 97th session of the Permanent Committee for Arab Media, Al-Mutairi said that the discussions focused on a number of issues, especially the Palestinian cause, which included highlighting the cause on international platforms as well as focusing on issues caused by the infringement of the Zionist entity on the Palestinians.

Al-Mutairi also noted that the committee's agenda was structured to discuss Arab news outlets and their role in addressing terrorism in media units. The committee also discussed the dangerous impact of online gaming and social media on the youth in the Arab world, adding that talks were on to plan a unified strategy to work in cooperation with international media outlets, in addition, to conceptualizing the creation of an Arab media platform. The Committee also said that their itinerary would be presented to the Executive Office of Arab Information Ministers, where their draft resolutions will be presented for the 52nd session, to be held on Thursday.

It was also noted that Kuwait is to be nominated for the leading position in this committee and hold upcoming sessions and embrace a major role in the development of the media networks. The 97th session of the Permanent Committee for Arab Media was launched earlier on, to prepare for the Council of Information Ministers meeting on Wednesday as well as for Thursday's meeting, which is to be hosted by Egypt. - KUNA