He was then transferred to the Saudi-published newspaper Al Eqtisadiah, where he went from being a journalist to becoming a front-page official, climbing up the ranks until he became editor-in-chief of the publication.
Since 1997, Al-Harthi has been the editor-in-chief of Arrajol magazine, a London-based publication by the Saudi Research and Marketing Group.
Through the newspaper, he launched the Arab News Dialogue Forum project, which hosts seminars designed to facilitate the discussion of current issues by officials and diplomats.
In 2015, Al-Harthi launched his talk show “Bidoun Shak” (Without Doubt) on MBC,[16] taking on the role of presenter and editor-in-chief of one of the region’s most noticeable weekly programs that boldly addresses various social issues (in the style of reality television).
[17] Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi launched numerous corporate social responsibility initiatives that dealt with social and humanitarian issues, amongst which were: In 2002, Al-Harthi was awarded with the Gulf Excellence Award 2002 in recognition of his achievements and success in journalism and in the fields of online and print media.