Weam Al Dakheel

Weam Al Dakheel, also Aldakeel, (Arabic: وئام الدخيل) is a Saudi Arabian journalist and television presenter. After Jumanah Al Shami became the first woman to present the morning television news in Saudi Arabia in 2016,[1] in September 2018 Al Dakheel featured on Saudi TV's Channel 1 as the first woman to act as an anchor for the main evening news broadcast, appearing side-by-side with Omas Al Nashwan. Since January 2018, her official job title at the Saudi Broadcasting Authority has been operations manager.[2][3]

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  2. ^ "Saudi's First Woman News Anchor Makes Debut On Evening Bulletin". NDTV. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ "FaceOf: Weam Al-Dakheel, Saudi Broadcasting Authority operations manager for TV". Arab News. 24 September 2018.