Al-Quds

Al-Quds, founded in 1951 and published from East Jerusalem, is the oldest and historically largest-circulation Palestinian daily newspaper. Privately owned, it covers Palestinian politics, the Israeli occupation and daily life across the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem in Arabic, and its website is among the most visited Palestinian news sources. Its editorial stance is broadly mainstream within Palestinian politics.

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Al-Quds at a glance

Country: Palestine
Region: The Levant · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Al-Quds

Crosswire groups Al-Quds as Centrist for comparisons within Palestine's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Al-Quds sits in Palestine's press

Al-Quds is one of 3 outlets tracked in Palestine, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being Felesteen. By outlets tracked, Palestine ranks 20th of the 20 countries on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub, which lists 99 outlets in all.

Across the Middle East and North Africa, Crosswire tracks 49 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Al-Quds outside Palestine, starting with The Levant, are Al Rai (Jordan), Haaretz (Israel), Le Matin (Morocco) and El Watan (Algeria). Opening one of them beside Al-Quds is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.