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Kuwait Times
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
Arab Media Excellence Award jury committee convenes in Cairo
Jury committee for the Arab Media Excellence Award holds a sessions in Cairo on Monday. - KUNA CAIRO: The jury committee for the Arab Media Excellence Award commenced its sessions in Cairo on Monday, under the chairmanship of Kuwait, the award's official sponsor. The meeting is organized by the Arab League's Media and Communications Sector. In his opening address, Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Media and Communications Sector, Ambassador Ahmad Rashid Khattabi, stated that the jury would review nominations submitted by member states and media institutions, and select the most outstanding entries based on the award's established criteria. He emphasized the principles of transparency and integrity in the selection process. This year's session is held under the theme 'Arab Youth and New Media,' reflecting the growing influence of social media and its expanding applications across professional, service, and media sectors—particularly among young people, Khattabi noted. He further highlighted the significance of this year's award in light of the ongoing Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in the deaths of thousands, alongside widespread injuries, displacement, and a deepening humanitarian crisis. Khattabi stressed the extensive damage to essential infrastructure, especially health, education, and social services. The Arab League's General Secretariat received a total of 145 entries across four media categories: 30 in television, 37 in radio, 43 in print media, and 31 in digital platforms. Chairing the meeting, Talal Al-Haifi, head of Al-Arabiya TV's Kuwait bureau, expressed appreciation to all stakeholders involved in the award's success. He reaffirmed Kuwait's commitment to supporting media excellence in the Arab world through its sponsorship of the award. Established in 2015 under Resolution No. 409 by the Council of Arab Information Ministers during its 46th session, the Arab Media Excellence Award aims to recognize distinguished media contributions that address key issues affecting the Arab region. — KUNA
Kuwait News Agency
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Kuwait News Agency
Arab Media Excellence Award jury meeting kicks off chaired by Kuwait
CAIRO, May 5 (KUNA) -- The Arab Media Excellence Award jury meeting, organized by the Arab League's Media and Communications Sector and chaired by Kuwait (the award's sponsor), kicked off on Monday in Cairo. In a speech, Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Media and Communications Sector, Ambassador Ahmad Rashid Khattabi, said that this meeting would examine nominations received from member states and organizations performing media functions, and select the most distinguished nominations following the stipulated criteria and conditions and the principles of transparency and integrity. This session, held under the theme "Arab Youth and New Media," reflected the widespread use of social media and its diverse applications in various productive, professional, service, and media sectors, particularly among young people, Khattabi added. He also noted that this year's Arab Media Excellence Award came in light of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has claimed the lives of thousands, in addition to the wounded, disabled, and missing, and has caused a catastrophic humanitarian situation due to the destruction, starvation, and sabotage of essential facilities, especially health, educational, and social institutions. Khattabi pointed out the total number of nominations received by the General Secretariat of the Arab League reached approximately (145) works, including television, radio, newspaper and digital works, where the number of nominated works in the television category reached (30), (37) radio works, (43) newspaper works and (31) digital works. In turn, the meeting's chair, the head of Al-Arabiya TV in Kuwait, Talal Al-Haifi, expressed his gratitude to all contributors to the success of this award, presented by Kuwait under the auspices of the League of Arab States. The Arab Media Excellence Award was launched in 2015 under Resolution No. (409) of the Council of Arab Information Ministers issued in its (46) session. It aims to highlight distinguished media models in the Arab world and their contributions to dealing with issues of concern to the Arab nation. (end)
