In the presence of Mohammed bin Rashid ... honoring the winners of the "Arab Journalism Award 2020"

In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, remotely, the "Arab Journalism Award" honored the winners of its nineteenth session during a virtual ceremony organized by the Dubai Press Club, representative of the General Secretariat of the award, with the follow-up of Mona Ghanem Al-Marri, President of the Dubai Press Club, Secretary-General of the Arab Journalism Award, members of the award's board of directors, a group of editors-in-chief of Emirati and Arab newspapers, leading writers, thinkers, Arab cultural and media figures, and leaders of media institutions in the region, through visual communication technology.

The Arab Journalism Awards were awarded to 11 winners from various daily and weekly newspapers, printed and electronic periodicals, and media institutions whose works found their way to the honoring platform from among nearly six thousand works covering various arts and fields of journalism.

The Arab Journalism Award ceremony was followed by more than 10 thousand followers across the various digital platforms and social networks of the Dubai Press Club, on the club’s website and on the Arab Media Forum, which took place during the ceremony, on the Twitter Live, Facebook Live and Instagram Live platforms, in addition to the official private platform. The virtual session of the Arab Media Forum this year.

The Media Personality of the Year Award was awarded to Nayla Tueni, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lebanese Al-Nahar newspaper, in recognition of her efforts in supporting the march of the Lebanese press and enriching the Arab media scene, as she had many important contributions throughout her career full of achievements.

The "Journalist Column" award went to writer Othman Mirghani, one of the symbols of journalistic writing in the Arab world, who started his journey with "Asharq Al-Awsat" newspaper in late 1988 and progressed to the position of deputy editor-in-chief before choosing to move away from the daily work in the offices. Newspaper and full-time article and columnist writer.

On this occasion, Diaa Rashwan, Chairman of the Award's Board of Directors, congratulated all the winners this year in all categories of the award, expressing sincere thanks to the Arab journalists and press institutions that were keen to participate, stressing the keenness of the award's board of directors to honor distinguished thinkers and high-level journalistic production. To be crowned in Her Majesty's Award.

Rashwan said, "We are keen to continue to consolidate the award's position in the Arab world and to preserve the successes it has achieved through its successive rounds, indicating that the award followed the highest standards in selecting and honoring the Arab journalistic cadres in the Arab world, who today merely arrived at the podium of one of the most important press awards on The level of the region, whether in terms of the spread, the size of participation, or the financial value of the prizes.

He pointed out that the award’s board of directors unanimously decided to withhold the “humanitarian journalism” and “cartooning” awards for this session, given that the submitted works did not meet the criteria and conditions for candidacy.

For her part, Mona Al-Marri, Secretary-General of the Arab Journalism Award, congratulated the winners this year in all categories, confirming the continuation of the award with the vision and follow-up of the patron of media and media His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the owner of the idea of ​​establishing the award, in stimulating creativity and excellence in the world of Arab journalism And he urged those in charge of it towards further development and attention to content that keeps pace with the interests of Arab societies and discusses the most important issues related to their reality and future, based on His Highness's confidence in the ability of the Arab press to contribute to the elevation of the region and push the march of progress in it towards a future in which its people achieve the success they aspire to. Stability and happiness.

Al-Marri expressed her appreciation to everyone who participated in the award and sought to be honored through its platform, noting that the award, with the confidence and appreciation it gained, confirms today its position as one of the most prominent elements stimulating creativity in the field of Arab journalism, pointing out that the unique position the award has reached over the years of The earnest work towards continuous follow-up and encouragement from His Highness, the sponsor of the award, and then the efforts of the award's board of directors, which included in its successive sessions Emirati and Arab journalist symbols and statutes that influenced the award and gave it credibility that is reflected within each session in thousands of submissions to compete on its various categories, appraising the contributions of the current Board of Directors And the boards of directors that have successive roles in directing the award for success, we see it increasing year after year.

In turn, Maitha Buhumaid, Director of the Arab Journalism Award, congratulated the Arab journalists and the winning press institutions in the nineteenth session of the award, noting that the winners today deserved this honor after their works found their way to the honoring platform out of nearly 6000 works, covering various Arts and journalistic work.

Buhumaid said that the award, according to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, "may God protect him", today maintains its position as the most prominent and important forum for celebrating journalistic excellence in the Arab region, which demonstrates the advanced level of confidence that the award won Among the audience of Arab journalists.

The award's virtual ceremony witnessed the honoring of Muhammad Amin Al-Masry from the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, winner of the "Political Journalism" award for a work titled "Syria between Caesar's Ambitions and Osmanly's Dreams."

The "Economic Journalism" category was won by the Emirati newspaper, Al Khaleej, for a work titled "What does the private sector want?"

In its nineteenth session, in the category of "Investigative Journalism," the award honored journalist Jamal Jawhar, from "Asharq Al-Awsat" newspaper, for a work entitled "Irregular migrants ... the paper of fighters in the Tripoli war."

Journalist Muhammad Mansour, from the Emirati newspaper "Al-Ruya", won the award for the "Journalistic Dialogue" category for a work published under the title "Scientists Shaping the World in 2050."

Journalist Tariq Al-Taher won the "Cultural Journalism" award from the Egyptian "Literature News" magazine, for a topic entitled "Naguib Mahfouz ... the strict watchman."

In the "Sports Journalism" category, a work published under the title "The Asian Cup was born dead in Hong Kong and returns to life from the Emirates" by Moataz Al Shami from the UAE newspaper, Al Ittihad, won.

In the "Best Press Photo" category, photographer Saber Noureddine, from the European Agency for Press Pictures, won an expressive photo of two girls who were besieged by the destruction due to a raid on their residential area.

With regard to the Arab Journalism Award "Youth Category", which annually honors three works in support of Arab youth and encouraging them to enter the field of journalistic work, Samar Saleh from the Egyptian newspaper Al-Watan, Abdel Samad Adeniden from the Moroccan newspaper Bayan Al-Youm, and Ahmed Atef, from the Egyptian newspaper Al-Dustour.

Within the category of "smart journalism", the Egyptian newspaper, "Al Youm Al Sabea", won this award annually to the most advanced institutions in terms of technology, mechanisms of journalistic work and the production of digital content in the Arab world.

The General Secretariat of the Arab Journalism Award represented by the Dubai Press Club explained that the award ceremony this year was decided to be hypothetical, taking into account the current global situation, the preventive measures associated with it and the restrictions imposed by some countries on the movement of travel and movement across borders, and to facilitate all winners, as The decision to organize the award this year, despite all circumstances, was a confirmation of its continued role in encouraging excellence and motivating the press cadres to show their best creative talents, in a way that supports the march of Arab journalism and ultimately benefits the Arab reader and recipient, whether inside or outside the region.

The General Secretariat of the Arab Journalism Award has received this year 5,874 works from various parts of the Arab world and the world and witnessed great competition in all its categories due to the high quality of the aspiring works of their owners to ascend the honoring platform, so that the award continues its march, confirming its position as the largest forum to celebrate journalistic creativity in the Arab world, whether from The extent of the spread, the size of the participation, or the financial value of the awards, including the Media Personality of the Year Award and the Journalist Column Award, and they are awarded by a decision of the Award Board of Directors.

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