RIYADH: Veteran editor Turki Al-Sudairy has tendered his resignation as the editor in chief of Al-Riyadh daily on Sunday.

He was appointed general supervisor of the newspaper, according to local media.

Rashed Al-Rashed will succeed Al-Sudairy as editor-in-chief of the mass-circulation Arabic daily.

In a related development, Dr. Othman Al-Sini was appointed editor in chief of Al-Watan newspaper.