As a purveyor of printed news in English, Arab News has served the collective need for news and information of the expatriate community in the Kingdom, including that of the Filipino community, very well in the past four decades.
For the entire duration of its 39-year existence, Arab News has manifestly come of age, evolving into an indispensable partner of each and every expatriate in starting his day right, when he must have on hand a full array of “what’s the latest news» internationally, regionally, in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world. Its reportage and presentation of vital and accurate information in politics, business, sports and culture provides its numerous readers with a balanced perspective and understanding of current events and related issues and developments. While keenly adhering to the contextual political, societal and cultural nuances of the Kingdom, the opinion items of its writer’s line-up are always relevant, insightful and mature.
Further, we wish to acknowledge the role and contribution of Arab News in developing the cordial Philippines-Saudi Arabia bilateral relations. The countless instances when the significant milestones of this ever-expanding relations found prominent space in the newspaper are evidentiary of this.
Sincere felicitations and mabuhay to Arab News on the occasion of its 39th anniversary!

Uriel Norman R. Garibay
Consul General of Philippines