Bahrain news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Bahrain 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 Bahrain media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire puts Bahrain's front pages side by side. Compare which stories lead, how headlines are framed and what one outlet leaves out. All 5 titles tracked in Bahrain have a centre label. That does not prove neutrality: a confident left or right classification may be unavailable. Compare the stories each newsroom puts at the top of the page.
The 5 outlets in this directory include:
- 4 daily newspapers (see all daily newspapers worldwide)
- 1 digital-native outlet (Bahrain Mirror)
Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Bahrain. Start with a wire service or a widely read daily.
Bahrain sits in The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. Explore the Middle East and North Africa hub for more countries. By outlets tracked, Bahrain ranks 5th of 7 in The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula and 7th of 20 in the Middle East and North Africa. The regional average is 5 outlets per country.
Other The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula countries in this directory:
- United Arab Emirates (6)
- Saudi Arabia (5)
- Qatar (5)
- Kuwait (5)
- Oman (5)
- 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 Bahrain's main news outlets?
Across Bahrain's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, Gulf Daily News, Al Ayam, Akhbar Al Khaleej, The Daily Tribune and Bahrain Mirror. 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.
Gulf Daily News is Bahrain's main English-language daily newspaper, published by the Al Hilal Group since 1978. It covers Bahraini, Gulf and international news, business and sport.
Al Ayam is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper in Bahrain, established in 1989. It covers Bahraini local affairs, the Gulf region, economy and sport.
Akhbar Al Khaleej is Bahrain's first Arabic-language daily newspaper, founded in 1976. It is one of the kingdom's most established dailies, covering local, Gulf and international news.
The Daily Tribune, published online as News of Bahrain, is an English-language daily newspaper based in Manama. Serving Bahraini readers and the kingdom's large expatriate community, it covers local news, government affairs, business and sport alongside regional and international stories, operating within Bahrain's closely regulated press environment where coverage generally tracks official positions.
Bahrain Mirror is an independent Arabic-language digital outlet founded in 2011 and published from exile, with an English-language section. Reporting on Bahraini politics, human rights and the economy, it offers opposition-inclined coverage unavailable in the kingdom's domestic press, where the last independent newspaper, Al-Wasat, was shut down by authorities in 2017.
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