Somayya Jabarti,a Saudi 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, Khaled Almaeena wrote Somayya Jabarti had won the opportunity on merit, describing her as a determined and dedicated journalist.
Somayya Jabarti meanwhile said: "A crack has been made in the glass ceiling. And I'm hoping it will be made into a door."
Somayya Jabarti joined English-language Saudi Gazette in March 2011 after working in the rival newspaper Arab News
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