After the resignation of former editor-in-chief , Kenan Al Ghamdi , Jamal Khashoggi became editor-in-chief of '' Al Watan '' . However , his term lasted for less than two months in 2003 . More specifically , his term lasted only for 54 days . May 2003 attacks in Saudi Arabia led to the liberals ' attack against Wahhabi ideas that financially support salafism . Such criticisms were openly expressed through articles published in '' Al Watan '' . Specifically , after a week of intense debate following the bombings of three Riyadh housing complexes in May 2003 , an '' Al Watan '' journalist asked the minister of interior , Nayef , if the attacks meant that the mutaween would be restructured . Prince Nayef replied , “ As a Saudi , you should be ashamed to be asking this question . ” One week later , the government fired the editor-in-chief of the paper , Jamal Khashoggi
May 2003 attacks
Riyadh compound bombings
Al Watan (Saudi Arabia)