Saudi Arabia news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays Saudi Arabia'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 Saudi Arabia 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 3 daily newspapers (Arab News, Saudi Gazette and Okaz), 1 digital-native outlet (Sabq) and 1 television news channel (Al Arabiya). Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Saudi Arabia, so the fixed point in a comparison has to be a wire service or the most widely read daily instead.
Saudi Arabia sits in The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub. By outlets tracked it is 2nd of the 7 countries in The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula and 15th 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), 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 Saudi Arabia's main news outlets?
Across Saudi Arabia's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, Arab News, Saudi Gazette, Al Arabiya, Okaz and Sabq. 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.
Arab News is Saudi Arabia's leading English-language daily newspaper, based in Riyadh. It covers regional and international news, politics, and business for an English-speaking audience across the Middle East and beyond. One of the kingdom's principal English-language outlets, it maintains print and digital editions.
Saudi Gazette is a Saudi Arabian English-language daily newspaper based in Jeddah. It provides national and international news, business, and current-affairs coverage for English-speaking readers in the kingdom and the wider region. It operates print and digital editions and is one of Saudi Arabia's established English-language press titles.
Al Arabiya is a Saudi-owned pan-Arab television news network, with this English service serving international audiences. Headquartered in Dubai, it covers Middle Eastern and global politics, business, and current affairs. As a Saudi-funded outlet, its coverage is generally seen as reflecting perspectives aligned with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states.
Okaz is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia, founded in 1960 and based in Jeddah. It is one of the kingdom's most widely circulated dailies, covering local and international news.
Sabq is a popular Saudi Arabic-language digital news outlet launched in 2007. One of the kingdom's most-read online news sites, it covers local affairs, sports, technology and breaking news.
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