Tomorrow (Saturday) a UAE media delegation will travel to the Egyptian capital Cairo on 14-17 September to hold a series of official and media meetings including officials of the League of Arab States, the National Media Authority and the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, as well as the visit organized by the "Dubai Press Club" The first of a UAE media delegation after the selection of Arab information ministers last July to Dubai as the capital of the Arab media for the year 2020, meetings with the editors of newspapers and prominent leaders of Egyptian media institutions.
The President of the Dubai Press Club, Mona Ghanem Al-Marri, stressed that the visit comes within the framework of the close relations between the Dubai Press Club and the media institutions throughout the region, and the Club's continuous interest in contributing positively and tangibly to the development of the media work system locally and in the Arab world. The challenges and solutions that can be provided to it through specific initiatives such as the "Arab Media Forum" and the "Arab Journalism Award", which are proud of their contributions have influenced the shaping of the media and journalism in the region. .
Al-Marri said: "Our Arab world is going through a milestone in its history that requires all Arab media institutions to cooperate and work to develop its mission and enhance its capabilities to cope with the transformations the world is going through and its impact on Arab societies, which will be discussed by the UAE media delegation with leaders of leading institutions." Dubai Press Club will be the focus of the activities of the Dubai Press Club for a whole year within the agenda of the Dubai Capital of Arab Media 2020 plan, through which we look forward to making a positive impact on the prestige of Dubai and the UAE in this field. Media cooperation with our brothers in Egypt in all its status.
The delegation includes Executive Director of Watani Emirates, Dirar Belhoul Al Falasi, Executive Director of the Publishing Sector at Dubai Media Incorporated Ahmed Al Hammadi, Director of Dubai Press Club Maitha Abu Hameed, writer and journalist Dr. Hessa Lootah, and a number of editors of local newspapers, including the managing editor in charge of Al Bayan. Mona Boussamra, Editor-in-Chief of Emirates Today Sami Al-Riyami, Dubai Post Editor Khadija Al-Marzouki, Chief Executive Officer of Al-Khaleej newspaper, Raed Barqawi, and Director of Public Broadcasting at Dubai Media Corporation Sarah Al-Jarman.
The visit agenda will include a number of official and media meetings that will include meetings with senior officials of the League of Arab States at its permanent headquarters in Cairo, the National Media Authority as well as the delegation will meet a number of prominent journalists and editors of Egyptian newspapers, as Dubai Press Club seeks to strengthen the bridges of communication between the UAE newspapers and their Egyptian counterparts, and identify On the ideas, visions and proposals of those responsible for taking the "Arab Journalism Award" to a new stage of excellence in its journey, which is nearing the completion of its twentieth year, as well as to identify the perceptions of Egyptian media professionals for what they hope to address the Forum Lord of the topics at its next session.
The Arab Information Ministers decided to choose Dubai as the capital of Arab media for the year 2020 during their last meeting at the Arab League headquarters last July, where the plan for this celebration for next year will be a major focus among the topics to be addressed by the UAE delegation during the meetings to be visited, including the decision. The significance of Dubai and the UAE in general as a media center with regional and international presence and impact, which has met Dubai for excellence in this field, is the result of a journey of hard work that included a series of achievements that reinforced that place. e.
It is noteworthy that the Dubai Press Club has made a number of important media contributions and quality initiatives that have had a clear impact on the Arab and took a wide regional dimension, including the "Arab Media Forum" and "Arab Press Award", and "Arab Social Media Pioneers Club" "A Look at Arab Media" as the club continues to work to build more bridges of positive and constructive communication with the media institutions in the Arab countries, as well as strengthening the club's links with the international media community, as well as training programs and initiatives through which the club works to increase the media capacity. Arab more of the elements of excellence and the discovery and development of media talent and encourage the UAE.