The Jordan Times

The Jordan Times is Jordan's first English-language daily newspaper, with an accompanying website. Published by a long-established Jordanian press foundation, it covers national politics, the economy, and regional Middle Eastern affairs for English-speaking readers. It serves as a primary English-language news source for residents, diplomats, and international audiences following Jordanian affairs.

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The Jordan Times 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 The Jordan Times

Crosswire groups The Jordan Times 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 The Jordan Times sits in Jordan's press

The Jordan Times is one of 5 outlets tracked in Jordan, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being Al Rai and Addustour. 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 The Jordan Times outside Jordan, starting with The Levant, are Al-Quds (Palestine), Le Matin (Morocco), El Watan (Algeria) and La Presse de Tunisie (Tunisia). Opening one of them beside The Jordan Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.