On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the editor-in-chief of Arab News, Faisal Abbas. He discusses Syrian President Bashar Assad’s return to the Arab League, the transformative changes taking place in Saudi Arabia and across the region, the peace deal brokered by China between Saudi Arabia and Iran, agenda-driven coverage of Saudi Arabia in US and European press, why Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ will drive transparency and press freedom in the country, and why he prefers being a journalist in Saudi Arabia rather than in the UK.
