Tunis: The 24th edition of the Arab Radio and Television Festival opened on Wednesday evening at the Roman amphitheatre of Carthage.
The opening ceremony of the event (June 26-29), placed under the sign of support to Palestine, was attended by Minister of Higher Edcuation and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Cultural Affairs Moncef Boukthir, Lebanon’s Information Minister Ziad Makary, President of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) Mohammad bin Fahd Al-Harithi and several ambassadors of Arab countries to Tunisia.
Tribute was paid to the Lebanese information minister, Hadil Eleyan (journalist from Palestine), Hassan Ben Mohamed Almass (engineer from Qatar) and Mayssoun Abdallah Ahmad (journalist from Djibouti). This in addition to a host of actors from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Sudan and Tunisia.
A concert in support of the Palestinian cause was given. Solidarity with the Palestinian people will be at the heart of artistic and cultural events on the agenda.
The fight of the Palestinia
n people and the Arab and foreign media coverage of the state of affairs in the occupied territories since the October 7 offensive on Gaza will likewise come under the spotlight.
The latest technology innovations in connection to audiovisual production, the market of radio and tv programmes as well as seminars on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and media in wartime feature in the programme of the festival.
Ninety exhibitors in 98 stands are participating in the Technology Fair which displays novelties in audiovisual equipment.
The festival is organised by the ASBU in partenership with ministry of Cultural Affairs, the Tunisian Radio and Television Corporations and the Arab satellite communication organization (Arabsat)
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse