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Doha: Some 140 media organisations and more than 500 journalists from across the world were accredited to cover the Gulf summit that begins in Doha on Monday, officials here said. Over 60 news organisations in the GCC and about 80 international media networks from the United States to China will attend the two-day conference, where the six GCC countries are expected to take key decisions on the future of the region. "We have invited media worldwide, about 80 foreign media organisations from outside the Gulf region are attending, including news agencies, newspapers, TV networks, radio stations and freelance journalists," said an official at the Foreign Information Agency, a government department aimed at supporting visiting journalists.
The international tensions over the Iranian nuclear issue, the Gulf energy grid and the expected discussions on the joint nuclear plant, as well as the financial and currency policies of the Gulf countries are attracting unprecedented attention by foreign news networks, he said. Accreditation requests arrived not only from Arab and Middle Eastern countries but also from the United States, Europe, India and China. Special security forces "The summit is going to address key issues for the region's security and economy that may have important repercussions for the entire area. This is why we are very keen on covering the event," Zhao Wai, a journalist from China Radio, told Gulf News. Journalists started arriving on Sunday morning at the Sheraton Hotel, where the summit will take place amid tight security measures. All major roads were being patrolled by police and special security forces yesterday.
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