A leading Saudi Arabian journalist has resigned from his post as editor-in-chief of one of the country's more progressive newspapers. Jamal Khashoggi was editor of al-Watan which published an opinion piece questioning Salafism, a form of Islam at the heart of the Saudi state.
There is speculation that Mr Khashoggi had been forced to resign. Mr Khashoggi had clashed with the authorities before with articles on the religious police and women's rights. [BBC] Read more
