Organized by the Dubai Press Club, the forum hosts several panel discussions and talks in an attempt to further enhance the changing media landscape throughout the Middle East LONDON: The 19th edition of the Arab Media Forum kicks off in an unprecedented virtual conference on Wednesday, the first time it has done so since its launch in 2001, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organized by the Dubai Press Club, the forum hosts several panel discussions and talks in an attempt to further enhance the changing media landscape throughout the Middle East. The forum’s keynote speakers this year will be Egypt’s Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, notable panelists include the head of Reuters news agency Michael Friedenberg, Al Arabiya News Channel’s former General Manager Abdulrahman Al Rashid and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the New York Times Thomas Friedman.