The Arab News attracts a broad readership of Saudis, other Arabic speakers, and the expatriate community.

It also reaches a very wide international audience through its online version.

As such, the Arab News reflects the enormous development of Saudi Arabia over the past 35 years and the country’s prominence on the regional and international stage.

I commend the founders, editors, writers, and staff of the Arab News for your hard work and diligence in chronicling events and progress in Saudi Arabia, and wish you all success and prosperity over the next 35 years. Alf Mabruk!

— James B. Smith is US ambassador to Saudi Arabia.