United Arab Emirates news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 6 major United Arab Emirates news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language.
The United Arab Emirates media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays the United Arab Emirates' front pages next to one another so you can see which stories lead where, how headlines are framed, and what one outlet foregrounds that another leaves out. All 6 titles tracked in the United Arab Emirates sit near the editorial centre in our classification, which is common where the press is dominated by public broadcasters and agencies, or where no confident left/right rating was available. Comparison here is less about political line than about which stories each newsroom judges worth the top of the page.
By kind of outlet, the 6 titles break down as 6 daily newspapers (see all daily newspapers worldwide). Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for the United Arab Emirates, so the fixed point in a comparison has to be a wire service or the most widely read daily instead.
The United Arab Emirates sits in The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub. By outlets tracked it is 1st of the 7 countries in The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula and 5th of the 20 across the Middle East and North Africa, where the average is 5 outlets per country. Its neighbours in The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula with hubs of their own are Saudi Arabia (5), Qatar (5), Kuwait (5), Bahrain (5), Oman (5) and Yemen (4).
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are the United Arab Emirates' main news outlets?
Across the United Arab Emirates' editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, The National, Gulf News, Khaleej Times, Gulf Today, Al Bayan and Emarat Al Youm. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
The National is an English-language daily newspaper based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It covers regional and international news, politics, business, and culture for an English-speaking audience in the Gulf and abroad. Owned by an Abu Dhabi state-linked media group, it is one of the UAE's principal English-language news outlets.
Gulf News is one of the United Arab Emirates' leading English-language daily newspapers, based in Dubai. It covers UAE and regional news, business, and current affairs for a broad English-speaking readership and maintains print and digital editions. It is among the country's most widely read English-language press titles.
Khaleej Times is an English-language daily newspaper based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and one of the Gulf region's oldest English-language titles. It covers UAE and regional news, business, and international affairs, serving a large expatriate readership. Operating within UAE media norms, its coverage reflects the country's regulatory environment.
Gulf Today is an English-language daily newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates, based in Sharjah. It covers UAE and regional affairs, business, and international news for the country's English-speaking and expatriate population. As a UAE outlet, its reporting operates within the local media environment.
Al Bayan is an Arabic-language daily newspaper based in Dubai and owned by the Dubai Media Incorporated government group. Founded in 1980, it covers local, Gulf, regional and international news.
Emarat Al Youm is an Arabic-language daily newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates and operated by the Dubai Media Incorporated group. It reports on UAE, Gulf, Arab and world affairs.
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