Kuwait Times

Kuwait Times is the first English-language daily newspaper published in Kuwait, with an accompanying website. It covers national news, regional Gulf affairs, business, and international developments for English-speaking readers in Kuwait. As a long-running English-language daily, it serves both local audiences and the country's substantial expatriate community.

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Kuwait Times at a glance

Country: Kuwait
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 Kuwait Times

Crosswire groups Kuwait Times as Centrist for comparisons within Kuwait'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 Kuwait Times sits in Kuwait's press

Kuwait Times is one of 5 outlets tracked in Kuwait, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Arab Times, Al-Rai and Al-Qabas. By outlets tracked, Kuwait ranks 13th 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 Kuwait Times outside Kuwait, starting with The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, are Arab News (Saudi Arabia), The National (United Arab Emirates), The Peninsula (Qatar) and Gulf Daily News (Bahrain). Opening one of them beside Kuwait Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.