Al-Masdar Online

Al-Masdar Online is an independent Yemeni news website that grew out of the weekly Al-Masdar newspaper, founded in 2007, with the online edition launched in 2009. Repeatedly targeted by both government and Houthi authorities — its Sanaa offices were raided in 2015 and its editor works from exile — it is regarded as one of Yemen's most balanced news sources.

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Al-Masdar Online at a glance

Country: Yemen
Region: The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Al-Masdar Online

Crosswire groups Al-Masdar Online as Centrist for comparisons within Yemen'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-Masdar Online sits in Yemen's press

Al-Masdar Online is one of 4 outlets tracked in Yemen and the only digital-native outlet tracked there. By outlets tracked, Yemen ranks 18th 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 16 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Al-Masdar Online outside Yemen, starting with The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, are Morocco World News (Morocco), TSA (Tout Sur l'Algérie) (Algeria), Webdo (Tunisia) and The Libya Observer (Libya). Opening one of them beside Al-Masdar Online is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.