Saudi Woman Named First Editor-in-Chief of Newspaper

Somayya Jabarti said she felt a great sense of responsibility

BBC: A woman has been named editor-in-chief of a daily newspaper for the first time in Saudi Arabia.

The English-language Saudi Gazette announced on its website that Somayya Jabarti would succeed Khaled Almaeena.

In Sunday's edition of the paper, he wrote Ms Jabarti had won the opportunity on merit, describing her as a determined and dedicated journalist.

Ms Jabarti meanwhile said: "A crack has been made in the glass ceiling. And I'm hoping it will be made into a door."

In an interview with al-Arabiya News, she admitted she felt a great sense of responsibility.

"My actions will reflect upon my fellow Saudi women," she explained. » | Monday, February 17, 2014