Oman news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Oman 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 Oman media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays Oman's 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 5 titles tracked in Oman 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 5 titles break down as 4 daily newspapers (see all daily newspapers worldwide) and 1 business daily (Alroya). Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Oman, so the fixed point in a comparison has to be a wire service or the most widely read daily instead.
Oman sits in The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub. By outlets tracked it is 6th of the 7 countries in The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula and 13th 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 United Arab Emirates (6), Saudi Arabia (5), Qatar (5), Kuwait (5), Bahrain (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 Oman's main news outlets?
Across Oman's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, Times of Oman, Oman Observer, Muscat Daily, Al Shabiba and Alroya. 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.
Times of Oman is an English-language daily newspaper based in Muscat, Oman. It covers national news, business, sport and community affairs, serving residents and the country's large expatriate population. Like other Omani media, it operates within a state-regulated press environment, and it remains one of the main English-language titles in the country.
Oman Observer is an English-language daily newspaper in Oman, established as one of the country's main English-language titles. It covers national affairs, the economy, sport and culture for residents and the expatriate community. The paper operates within Oman's state-regulated media landscape and maintains an active online edition for its readership.
Muscat Daily is an English-language newspaper and news website based in Muscat, Oman. It reports on local and national news, business, sport and community affairs for residents and the country's expatriate population. As one of Oman's English-language titles, it operates within the country's state-regulated press environment.
Al Shabiba is an Arabic-language daily newspaper in Oman, published by the SABCO Media group. It covers Omani local news, the Gulf region, sport and international affairs.
Alroya is an Omani Arabic-language daily newspaper focused on economic and business news, founded in 2009. It also covers local Omani affairs, the Gulf region and world news.
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