Emir Of Kuwait Urges Persian Gulf States To Stop Media Campaigns Against Each Other

DOHA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th December, 2018) Emir of Kuwait Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah called on Sunday for the Persian Gulf monarchies to halt mutual media campaigns over the Saudi-Qatari row.

"According to our position on preserving unity of the Persian Gulf states and promoting their prosperity, we call for an end to the information campaigns that have hurt our principles and planted seeds of hatred in our society," the emir said at the 39th summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Ryadh, as broadcast by Al Ekhbariya.

After Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Qatar in June 2017, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have launched information campaigns against Qatari government. Doha, in turn, harshly criticized the neighboring states in the state-owned media outlets.

Mutual hostility in the media intensified ahead of the annual summit to which Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud invited Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, but the latter turned down the invitation and sent a cabinet official instead.