Okaz

Okaz is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia, founded in 1960 and based in Jeddah. It is one of the kingdom's most widely circulated dailies, covering local and international news.

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Okaz at a glance

Country: Saudi Arabia
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 Okaz

Crosswire groups Okaz as Centrist for comparisons within Saudi Arabia'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 Okaz sits in Saudi Arabia's press

Okaz is one of 5 outlets tracked in Saudi Arabia, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being Arab News and Saudi Gazette. By outlets tracked, Saudi Arabia ranks 11th 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 Okaz outside Saudi Arabia, starting with The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, are Gulf Daily News (Bahrain), Times of Oman (Oman), Aden Al-Ghad (Yemen) and Le Matin (Morocco). Opening one of them beside Okaz is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.