The GCC Media and Combating Terrorism (The Cases of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia)

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1 Faculty of Politics and Economics - Suez University

2 PhD Candidate, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University

Abstract

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are being affected by the rise of terrorism, which in turn has been driven by the creation of ISIS in Iraq and Syria in mid-2014. The group’s presence in Iraq and Syria is inciting many Gulf civilians to travel to Syria to act as local fundraisers for the organization. After a while, the Gulf fighters moved back to their home countries or to other conflict zones to commit atrocities. Both politicians and media people attempt to combat terrorism; particulary in Saudi Arabia and in Kuwait.
This paper examines how the media in the GCC countries are countering the threats posed by ISIS to their national security by focusing on the counter-ISIS media policies as developed on the national level. The paper also examines the role of the media in Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait in combating terrorism. It also examines the policies adopted at the national level in these two GCC members to curb ISIS’ influence and appeal, and identifies the main challenges encountered by these countries in countering ISIS.

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