GCC MEDIA OUTLETS PARTNERED W/ NATO HEAD TO QATAR....KUNA CHIEF EN ROUTE TO QATAR FOR FANA MEETING http://www.namnewsnetwork.org/v2/read.php?id=176944   Chairman and Director General of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Ibrahim Al-Sabah has affirmed necessity of boosting cooperation among Arab news agencies to a competitive level vis a vis international media outlets.Sheikh Mubarak, also Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA), was speaking upon departure of the country to the Qatari capital, Doha, heading a delegation due to take part in 39th general assembly of FANA.The federation can play a major role in support of efforts, exerted by Arab media establishments, he said.Sheikh Mubarak asserted significance of the Doha meeting, for it would host, for the first time, representatives of regional and international news agencies and unions.Eminent guests from Asia, Europe and the US will present work papers, during the convention, intended to promote tasks of the news agencies in the 21st century, the KUNA chief elaborated.Such papers can be examined to study proposals and ideas on means of advancing the sector, the chairman of the national news agency said further. Moreover, he called for signing more accords among the Arab news agencies, relevant regional and international establishments, for staying in the lead in the media development

KUWAIT: MINISTRY OF INFORMATION ISN''T CENSORSHIP AUTHORITY -- MINISTER  http://www.namnewsnetwork.org/v2/read.php?id=176936   The Ministry of Information is a coordination department and not an authority tasked with imposing censorship and restrictions on freedoms of the press and media, said Minister of Information Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah. Sheikh Hamad Jaber, during a reception of well-wishers on his recent appointment to the senior post, affirmed his strong keenness on sincere cooperation with various media establishments for sake of enhancing level of the national media language, and expressed hope to succeed in the service,       up to aspiration of the top leaders.      The minister vowed to cooperate with the ministry officials to alter the misconception that the ministry is an authority that enforces censorship, noting that he would seek to affirm freedom of speech, reflect the true image of the ministry as an organizational department, "a forum and minaret of the media and an institution that seeks through laws and regulations to increase and maintain the freedoms, as stipulated by the Kuwaiti Constitution."
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