Okaz
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar |
| Publisher | Okaz Organization for Press and Publication |
| Editor-in-chief | Jameel Altheyabi |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Political alignment | Liberal |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Jeddah |
| Circulation | 250,000 (as of 2010) |
| Sister newspapers | Saudi Gazette |
| OCLC number | 2265453 |
| Website | Okaz |
Okaz (Arabic: عكاظ) is an Arabic Saudi Arabian daily newspaper located in Jeddah. The paper was launched in 1960 and its sister publication is Saudi Gazette. The paper is simultaneously printed in both Riyadh and Jeddah and has offices all over Saudi Arabia. However, the daily mainly serves the provinces of the Hejaz and Asir. As of 2012 Abdullah Saleh Kamel was the chairman of the board of directors of the Okaz Organization for Press and Publication. Lawrence Wright of The New Yorker states that Okaz is "like an Arabic version" of the New York Post.