The National

The National is an English-language daily newspaper based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It covers regional and international news, politics, business, and culture for an English-speaking audience in the Gulf and abroad. Owned by an Abu Dhabi state-linked media group, it is one of the UAE's principal English-language news outlets.

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The National at a glance

Country: United Arab Emirates
Region: The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 2008
Owner: International Media Investments
Published from: Abu Dhabi
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How Crosswire groups The National

Crosswire groups The National as Centrist for comparisons within the United Arab Emirates' 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 National sits in the United Arab Emirates' press

The National was founded in 2008, is published from Abu Dhabi and is owned by International Media Investments. It is one of 6 outlets tracked in the United Arab Emirates, and one of 6 daily newspapers among them — the others being Gulf News, Khaleej Times, Gulf Today, Al Bayan and Emarat Al Youm. By outlets tracked, the United Arab Emirates ranks third 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 National outside the United Arab Emirates, starting with The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, are Arab News (Saudi Arabia), The Peninsula (Qatar), Kuwait Times (Kuwait) and Gulf Daily News (Bahrain). Opening one of them beside The National is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.