Makram: Understanding among countries fighting terrorism

CAIRO - 1 August 2018: Head of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) Makram Mohamed Ahmed said the meeting of information ministers of countries fighting terrorism in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, aims at supporting the stances of the four countries' peoples that reject terrorism.

In statements to MENA on Tuesday, Makram said there is a complete understanding among the media outlets between Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, pointing out that the meeting would focus on how to deal with the Qatar crisis.

He said the meeting will also touch on the file of closing Al Jazeera channel and will respond to the critics who say the closure is an aggression on the freedom of speech, as the channel declared itself a sponsor of the so-called Arab spring and the supporter of terrorist groups.