Oman’s Ministry of Information took part in deliberations of the 98th regular session of the Standing Committee for Arab Media hosted by Kuwait. Oman’s delegation to the session was led by Mohammed Said Al Balushi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information, Oman Press Agency (ONA) reported. Oman presented the vision on the observatory and the integrated electronic platform and stressed the importance of supporting digital content and adopting national initiatives capable of providing the Arab community with competitive content. The Sultanate also expressed its keenness to involve Arab countries with its experience in the “Ayn” platform. The meeting seeks to approve a day for Arab media and an award for Arab media excellence, as well as including media education in school curricula. The meeting also discussed celebrating the capital of Arab media every year, in addition to the establishment of the Arab institute for peace journalism.
Source: Bahrain News Agency
