Al Rai

Al Rai is one of Jordan's most widely circulated Arabic-language daily newspapers, with an accompanying website. It covers national politics, the economy, and regional Middle Eastern affairs, and is one of the country's long-established dailies. The newspaper has significant government shareholding and serves a broad Arabic-reading audience across Jordan.

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Al Rai at a glance

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

Crosswire groups Al Rai as Centrist for comparisons within Jordan'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 Rai sits in Jordan's press

Al Rai is one of 5 outlets tracked in Jordan, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being Addustour and The Jordan Times. By outlets tracked, Jordan ranks tenth 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 Rai outside Jordan, starting with The Levant, are The Daily Star Lebanon (Lebanon), Haaretz (Israel), Al-Quds (Palestine) and Le Matin (Morocco). Opening one of them beside Al Rai is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.