Al Ayam
Al Ayam is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper in Bahrain, established in 1989. It covers Bahraini local affairs, the Gulf region, economy and sport.
Al Ayam at a glance
- Country
- Bahrain
- Kind of outlet
- Daily newspaper
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- alayam.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups Al Ayam
Crosswire groups Al Ayam 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 Al Ayam sits in Bahrain's press
Al Ayam is one of 5 outlets tracked in Bahrain, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Gulf Daily News, Akhbar Al Khaleej and The Daily Tribune. 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 Al Ayam outside Bahrain, starting with The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, are The National (United Arab Emirates), The Peninsula (Qatar), Kuwait Times (Kuwait) and Times of Oman (Oman). Opening one of them beside Al Ayam is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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