Dr. Altoraifi added that the communiqué of the emergency meeting of the countries of the organization held in Makkah in the month of Safar 1438 AH, corresponding to November 2016, called for a collective stance against this vicious attack and those who stand behind it and support the perpetrators with weapons as a firm partner in the assault on the sanctities of the Islamic world as a clear party in inciting sectarian strife and a key supporter for terrorism, stressing in this regard that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not tolerate, whatever , in this sacred trust which was entrusted by Allah, and will continue to sacrifice whatevere costs to protect Islamic sanctities and serve them. He pointed out at this time that the media campaigns against Islam and its sanctities have grown which requires all States, organizations and agencies to make further efforts and provide human and material resources and streamline them to reduce the digital gap between our countries and the developed world and to engage actively in the information society and to counter the malicious media and reflect the true image of Islam and the Islamic civilization; and media represents an important and a pivotal force in shaping identities and social reality, and a very important indication in the formation of political consciousness, and a channel needed for the exchange of information and communication between societies and cultures. At the conclusion his speech, Minister of Culture and Information asked Allah Almighty to make this session fruitful and successful in order to achieve the aspirations of the future, protect the Islamic holy sites, and unifjy views of the Islamic nation. --SPA 16:28 LOCAL TIME 13:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w295517