Who’s Who: Bushra Al-Rabiah, board member of the Saudi Journalists Association

Bushra Al-Rabiah
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Updated 03 February 2024
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Who’s Who: Bushra Al-Rabiah, board member of the Saudi Journalists Association

Bushra Al-Rabiah was elected to the board of directors of the Saudi Journalists Association on Jan. 28.

Al-Rabiah has been the secretary of the preparatory committee for the government’s communication press conferences since 2021, which sees her play the role of a coordinator.

Before that, she worked as a reporter at Independent Arabia specializing in social and political issues.

Al-Rabiah served as the director of the production office at the Ministry of Media from 2019 to 2021. Her responsibilities included overseeing management, editing, production, publishing, and relations during that period.

In 2019, she worked as a reporter at Al-Riyadh Newspaper, where she specialized in social and local issues.

Al-Rabiah has also worked in the broadcast industry, having hosted the “Paper Sandwich” podcast in 2019. Furthermore, her work in television included producing and presenting shows for the SBC channel, notably the “Shababeek” program.

She has also contributed to program content for the UFM radio channel’s children’s empowerment initiative.

Al-Rabiah also played a vital role as a graphic designer in the Ministry of Media, where she was responsible for visual communication.

Al-Rabiah graduated from King Saud University in Riyadh with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and pursued a master’s degree at Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University, specializing as a researcher in media discourse analysis.

 


US embassy in Riyadh attacked with drones: Saudi defense ministry

General view of the USA embassy in Riyadh. (AFP file photo)
Updated 03 March 2026
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US embassy in Riyadh attacked with drones: Saudi defense ministry

  • The embassy issued a shelter in place notice for Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam

RIYADH: US embassy in Riyadh was targeted by drones, resulting in a small fire and minor damage to the building,  Saudi Ministry of Defense said. 

US embassy in Riyadh was empty at the time of the strike, and no injuries were reported yet.

The embassy issued a shelter in place notice for Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.