Gulf Daily News

Gulf Daily News is Bahrain's main English-language daily newspaper, published by the Al Hilal Group since 1978. It covers Bahraini, Gulf and international news, business and sport.

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Gulf Daily News at a glance

Country: Bahrain
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 Gulf Daily News

Crosswire groups Gulf Daily News 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 Gulf Daily News sits in Bahrain's press

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