All set for the 8th Arab Media Forum

Expressing her satisfaction with the progress so far in terms of both the preparation of a well-conceived agenda for the program as well as the communication with the expected guests and speakers, Maryam Bin Fahad, Executive Director, Dubai Press Club, said that the forum this year coincides with the tenth anniversary of the Press Club.

"It was in 1999 that the Press Club was established as per the directives of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The purpose was to develop a dynamic platform for media development activities for the Arab world. The Arab Media Forum, Arab Journalism Award and the Arab Media Outlook play a significant role in achieving the original Objectives," she pointed out.

Bin Fahad said that the number of participants from outside the UAE has reached 300, representing 27 countries within and beyond the Arab world.

"Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Mauritania, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, Palestine, Malaysia, the US, Great Britain, China, France, Italy, India and Russia are among the countries that will be represented at the Forum,"

she disclosed.

Ahmed Raisi, Events Manager, Dubai Press Club, revealed that well over 1000 participants have already been registered to attend the event, including 57 speakers, 11 moderators, 300 foreign participants from abroad and 600 from the UAE.

"We are glad that almost all the media organizations in the Arab world will be represented at the event, besides all the foreign media in the UAE. A number of prominent media personalities from abroad have also confirmed participation," he added.

Raisi also said the media centre at the venue has also been finalized, ensuring that the journalists who come to cover the event will find all the support they need, be it in terms of information and logistics or access to the prominent guests for interviews.

"One important thing that I would like to share is the active voluntary support we received from media students at the universities in the country. They have given us full support, joining the team at the Press Club and becoming a part of them," he said.

Arab Media Forum, held under the slogan 'Arab Media: Weathering a Period of Change and Crisis' will include a number of workshops and sessions, featuring eminent experts who will debate some of the vital issues that concern the media in the region in the present circumstances.