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Recommendation to accept membership of the Qatar Press Center in the General Union of Arab Journalists

Doha - June 29, 2024:

The General Union of Arab Journalists announced, during its meeting today, Saturday, in Baghdad, that the permanent office had received a recommendation to accept membership of the Qatar Press Center as a “full” member of the Union. This came during the union’s meeting chaired by Mr. Muayyad Al-Lami, President of the Union of Arab Journalists, and Head of the Iraqi Journalists’ Syndicate. During the meeting, Mr. Saad bin Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Press Center, provided an explanation about the center, its statute, its role, mission and vision. He also reviewed the events, seminars, training courses and activities carried out by the centre, pointing out that the center is a private institution for public benefit, aiming to To contribute to the development of media and journalistic work, and to pay attention to the affairs of media professionals in accordance with Qatar Vision 2023. Mr. Muayad Al-Lami, President of the Union of Arab Journalists, had invited the Chairman of the Center’s Board of Directors to visit Baghdad, to meet with members of the Union and learn about its activities and initiatives. During the visit, Mr. Saad bin Mohammed Al Rumaihi met with many of the Arab media figures participating in the meeting, and received all their welcome and praise for the role of the Qatari media and the interaction it has provided over many years in support of Arab issues and support of the rights and freedoms of all journalists in the world. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Press Center thanked Mr. Muayad Al-Lami, President of the Arab Journalists Union, the Head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, and the brothers in the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, for their generous hospitality and good organization of this meeting, wishing them further success in serving the media and media professionals. Many activities were held accompanying this meeting, which were appreciated by all attendees.