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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Call to counter anti-2022 campaign GCC information ministers decide to set up legal panel to study media laws DOHA: Information ministers media organisations in member- from the GCC states have called states to counter the propaganda on the media in the region to of extremist ideologies which counter all those who question target the GCC youth and send Qatar’s right to host the 2022 a positive message to the people FIFA World Cup. so that such ideologies do not The GCC countries have prosper. expressed full solidarity with This decision taken by the infor- Ali bin Hamad Qatar and encouraged their mation ministers will need to be media to continue to counter followed up by all media commit- Al Attiyah dies campaigns against Qatar whether tees of member states, including in the region or overseas. the GCC Media Federation. In this DOHA: Ali bin Hamad bin In recommendations they issued regard the role of all media organi- Abdullah Al Attiyah died here at their 23rd meeting, held here, sations including that of radio, TV, yesterday, aged 86. Funeral the GCC information ministers print, and wire agencies will be prayers will be performed today said that among the simplest duties made amply clear, reports QNA.