The Daily Tribune

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.

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The Daily Tribune at a glance

Country: Bahrain
Region: The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Daily Tribune

Crosswire groups The Daily Tribune as Centrist for comparisons within Bahrain'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 The Daily Tribune sits in Bahrain's press

The Daily Tribune is one of 5 outlets tracked in Bahrain, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Gulf Daily News, Al Ayam and Akhbar Al Khaleej. By outlets tracked, Bahrain ranks 14th 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 The Daily Tribune outside Bahrain, starting with The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, are Kuwait Times (Kuwait), Times of Oman (Oman), Aden Al-Ghad (Yemen) and Le Matin (Morocco). Opening one of them beside The Daily Tribune is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.