Often labelled as ‘too pro-American’, Abdul Rahman Al Rashid still carries great influence in the Arab media world – even if his satellite station now faces intense competition from the likes of Al Jazeera and BBC Arabic.
In 1997 he was editor of the Riyadh-based Al Jazeera newspaper. He later worked as correspondent and director of the Washington bureau. From 1987 to 1988 he was editor-in-chief of the London-based Al Majala magazine and from 1998 to 2003 was editor-in-chief of Asharq Al Awsat newspaper. Though he has now left the paper, Al Rashid’s column still regularly appears. Al Rashid is currently the director general of the Dubai-based Al Arabiya satellite channel.
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