View of the sunset over Kuwait City, Kuwait. Ramadan 2020. Photo Credit: Tariq Gordon

Middle East media outlets

EGYPT

• Al-Ahram Weekly: Government newspaper.
• AllAfrica.com: Egypt: News reports from African sources.
• Egypt Commercial News: Business news from CNP Hub Corporation (based in UAE).
• Egypt Daily News: Provides aggregated news from various sources.
• Egypt Independent: Political, economic, social, and culture news.
• Egyptian Streets: Independent news media organization.
• Egypt Today: Leading current affairs magazine.
• Ikhwanweb: London-based official website of the Muslim Brotherhood.
• Mada Masr: Independent online newspaper.
• Middle East News Agency (MENA): Subscription-only news agency.
• Nile TV International: State-owned television channel.
• State Information Service: Features official news stories and Cairo press review.
• Watani: Weekly paper and an online news site focusing on Coptic issues.

GULF STATES

Bahrain

• 24x7 News: 24/7 economic and social news.
• Bahrain Business News: Business news from CNP Hub Corporation (based in UAE).
• Bahrain News: regional and international news.
• Bahrain This Month: Entertainment and lifestyle magazine.
• Bahrain News Agency (BNA): Official daily news.
• Biz Bahrain: Online business news magazine.
• Daily Tribune: Daily information on local issues, politics, business, and sports news.
• Gulf Daily News: Semi-official newspaper.
• Gulf Weekly: Weekly newspaper covering local news, business, and sports.
• Ministry of Information
• Voice of Bahrain: News and information on the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council).
• Time Out Bahrain: Guide to life in Bahrain.

Kuwait

• Arab Times: Largest newspaper in Kuwait.
• KUNA: Official Kuwait news agency.
• Kuwait Daily News: Business news from CNP Hub Corporation (based in UAE).
• Kuwait Times: English language daily newspaper.
• Times Kuwait: Weekly news magazine.

Oman

• Business Today: Monthly business magazine.
• Muscat Daily: Largest-selling English daily.
• Oman Bulletin: Business and other news from CNP Hub Corporation (based in UAE).
• Oman Economic Review: Leading business publication.
• Oman Ministry of Information: Country information and local news links to ministries and government organizations.
• Oman News Agency (ONA): Official news service.
• Oman Tribune: Newspaper providing daily local and regional news.
• Oman TV
• Times of Oman: Government-controlled, major English-language newspaper.
• Week, The: Weekly tabloid, distributed free.

Qatar

• Al Jazeera: English language site of Doha-based pan-Arabian TV broadcaster.
• BQ Magazine: Monthly magazine covering business and economic news on Qatar and the GCC.
• Doga Insight: Business news from CNP Hub Corporation (based in UAE).
• Doha News: Digital news service.
• Gulf Times: Business, sport, entertainment, and travel news.
• Gulf-Times: English newspaper.
• NRI Cafe: Leading source of news and information for Indians in Qatar.
• Peninsula: English daily newspaper.
• Qatar Gulf News: the Middle East daily news portal operating from Qatar.
• Qatar Ministry Of Foreign Affairs: General country and tourism information and info on visa regulations.
• Qatar Tribune: Daily newspaper.

Saudi Arabia

• Arab News: Government-controlled newspaper.
• Economist - Saudi Arabia: Provides political and economic forecast, factsheet, economic data, etc.
• Eye of Riyadh: Provides information on events, training courses, job search, and local news.
• Saudi Arabia Information Resource: Official country information and press releases from the Ministry of Information.
• Saudi Daily Record: Business news from CNP Hub Corporation (based in UAE).
• Saudi Gazette: English daily newspaper.
• Saudi Press Agency (SPA): State news agency.
• Saudia Online: News and information portal.

United Arab Emirates

• 7days: Daily newspaper providing local and regional news, metro life, business, and sports stories.
• Al Arabiya: Middle East broadcaster and news site based in Dubai.
• Arabian Business: Daily Middle East resource for business, financial & industry news. Also features a review of Middle East newspapers.
• CPI Dubai: IT news portal.
• Dubai Chronicle: Daily newspaper focusing on business issues in UAE and other regional countries.
• Emirates Business 24/7: Daily newspaper.
• Emirates News Agency (WAM): Official news service.
• Gulf News: Business-oriented daily newspaper.
• Gulf Today: Daily newspaper.
• Khaleej Times: English newspaper.
• Kipp Report: Dubai-based online Middle East business magazine updated throughout the day.
• Maktoob Business: Provides the latest business and financial news from UAE, Middle East, and South Asia.
• The National, Abu Dhabi-based English newspaper
  • Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-In-Chief 
• Sport 360: Daily sports coverage.
• Time Out Dubai: Complete Dubai city Information.
• Xpress: Daily tabloid.

IRAN

• AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Daily news wire for Muslim Shi'a.
• Alalam News Network: Tehran-based government-controlled international news channel.
• CHN News Agency: Cultural Heritage News Agency covers culture and cultural heritage news.
• Ettela'at Newspaper: International Persian daily newspaper.
• Fars News Agency: Semi-official news service.
• Financial Tribune: Economic news daily.
• International Quran News Agency (IQNA): First and only specialized Quran news agency in the Islamic world.
• Iran Book News Agency (IBNA): IBNA is a news agency focusing on books.
• Iran Bulletin: Journal focused on a democratic, secular and socialist perspective.
• Iran Daily: Daily newspaper published by the official news agency.
• Iran Diplomacy: Foreign affairs related news.
• Iran Focus: Independent non-profit news service provider. 
• Iran Front Page: Publishing English translation of select items from the Iranian newspapers and magazines.
• Iran Herald: Issues, news from local & global sources.
• Iran News Daily: Daily newspaper providing domestic and international news. 
• Iran Primer: Published by United States Institute of Peace.
• Iran Project: News website.
• Iran Review: Independent political, economic, social, and cultural bulletin.
• Iran Times: Opposition edition of the weekly newspaper published in the US.
• Iran va Jahan: Stories from the world newspapers and other media.
• Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA): News related to the labor market.
• Iranian Magazine: Lifestyle, arts, history, and politics. Aimed for the diaspora.
• Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA): Provides political, business cultural news.
• IRIB - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting: Daily news stories from the official broadcaster.
• IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency: Official news service.
• Jam-e-Jam Online: Online newspaper.
• Javanan: publication printed in Los Angeles and distributed worldwide.
• Kayhan International: Conservative newspaper published in Tehran.
• Khabar Online News Agency: Political, cultural, and economic news.
• Mehr News Agency (MNA): Private and non-official media, providing economic, political, social, international, sports, cultural and religious news.
• MEMRI: Iran: Site of Middle East Media Research Institute providing translations of Arabic and Farsi media reports.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Official website of the  Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Moj News Agency: Established in line with the activities of Moj Cultural Institute.
• Petroenergy Information Network (Shana): National and international developments in the energy sector.
• Payvand: Independent website was established in the US (California).
• Press TV: Government-run international news network broadcasting in English.
• SHAFAQNA: International Shia news association.
• Tasnim News Agency: Media news for the Iranian Islamic Revolution.
• Tehran Bureau: An independent online news magazine hosted by the Guardian.
• Tehran Times: English daily newspaper.
• Young Journalists Club: News written by young journalists.

IRAQ

• Al Bawaba: Middle east and Iraq news from independent media.
• Alsumaria TV: Lebanon-based Iraqi Satellite TV Network.
• Baghdad Post: the Middle East and Iraqi news.
• Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Independent media.
• Iraq Directory: Guide to Iraq business.
• Iraq Energy: Energy news website.
• Iraq Oil Report, News and insight into Iraq's oil sector. Twitter:  @IraqOilReport
• Iraq Sun: Provide local and international news. produced by Midwest Radio Network from Sydney, Australia.
• Iraqi Business News: Business news including oil & gas and investment & finance.
• IRAQI DINAR: All news concerning the current events related to the Iraqi Dinar.
• Iraqi News: Provides news and editorials.
• KirkukNow,  Independent media that covers the disputed areas in Iraq. Twitter: @Kirkuknow_DT
  • Mera J Bakr, English Editor   
• National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): Independent news agency.
• Rudaw, current news, is based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
  • ​Fazel Hawramy, Investigative reporter 
  • Lawk Ghafuri, Journalist 
• SHAFAQ news: News site.

ISRAEL-PALESTINE

Israel

• AL-Monitor: Left-leaning news from the Israel section of Middle East news portal Al Monitor.
• Arutz Sheva: News service presenting the viewpoint of hardliners. 
• Bicom: Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre.
• B'Tselem: Information center for human rights in the occupied territories.
• Challenge: Bi-monthly leftist magazine focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and published in Jaffa by Arabs and Jews.
• Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA): US-based media-monitoring organization battling "anti-Israeli bias in the media."
• Daily Alert: Team of expert analysts who published timely news on Israel, the Middle East, and U.S. policy.
• DEBKAfile: Right-wing site devoted to analyzing terrorism, intelligence, military affairs, and politics.
• Emet News Service: Weekly summary of news and events.
• Esra Magazine: Magazine of English Speaking Residents Association (ESRA). 
• Globes: English version of the business newspaper.
• Ha'aretz: Daily newspaper with a broadly liberal outlook on domestic issues and international affairs.
• HonestReporting.com: Website monitoring negative media coverage of Israel.
• ILTV: Daily Newscast.
• Independent Media Review Analysis (IMRA): News reports from the Arab and Israeli newspapers.
• Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center: Focuses on issues concerning intelligence and terrorism.
• Isracast: Independent multimedia broadcast and distribution network that focuses on foreign affairs and defense issues.
• IsraelAM: Daily email newsletter summarizing Hebrew and English press news.
• Israel Behind The News: Presents news items and analyses "that you often do not see in your mainstream media, even if you live in the Middle East."
• Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Official site of the Israeli Defense Forces.
• Israel Hayom: Online version of the national daily newspaper.
• Israel Hasbara Committee: Website.
• Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Government-run portal.
• Israel News Agency: Government wire service.
• Israel Today: Jerusalem-based news agency.
• I24news: International television channel located in Tel Aviv.
• Jerusalem Online: News website.
• Jerusalem Post: Right-of-center newspaper.
• Jewish Currents: Web site for Quarterly print magazine.
• Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA): News wire.
• Jewish World Review: Conservative magazine of culture, politics, and religion.
• Middle East Newsline: Regional news service. Reports military relations with its neighbors.
• Palestine-Israel Journal: Independent magazine.
• Rabbis For Human Rights: Rabbinic voice of conscience in Israel.
• Reka: English news headlines from Kol Israel Radio Station.
• Times of Israel: Newspaper.
• Virtual Jerusalem: News and information website.
• Ynetnews: English website of Ynet.

Palestine 

• Alternative Information Center (AIC): Activist organization striving to provide balanced news analysis.
• AMIN - Arabic Media Information Network: News wire.
• Electronic Intifada: News and information portal.
• Friends of Al-Aqsa: UK-based human rights organization.
• International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC): Independent daily news service.
• Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre: Provides translations of Palestinian newspapers.
• Ma'an news agency: News service. Published by a non-profit media organization Ma'an Network.
• MIFTAH: Site of the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy. News from PLO perspective.
• Palestine Chronicle: US-based online newspaper providing news and commentary.
• Palestine News Network (PNN): News service.
• Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Site of UK activist NGO.
• Palestinian Information Center: Pro-Hamas news coverage.
• WAFA: Official Palestinian news agency.

LEBANON

• Alahednews: Regional and international news.
• Al-Manar TV: Beirut-based pro-Hezbollah media.
• Beirut Business Report: Lebanon business news from CNP Hub Corporation (based in UAE).
• Beirut Night Life: Entertainment news.
• Daily Star, The Daily English newspaper.
• Executive: Monthly business magazine.
• LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International): Private television station.
• Naharnet: News and information portal.
• NNA - National News Agency: State-run news service.
• Now Lebanon: Independent news web portal.
• The 961: Popular blog.
• United Australian Lebanese Movement: Features news and organization information.
• Ya Libnan: News on arts, culture, and current events.

SYRIA

• ARA News: Pro-Kurdish press agency.
• Enab Baladi: Nonprofit media organization.
• Orient Net: Independent online newspaper. Based in Dubai.
• Qasion News Agency: Local and international news daily.
• RFS (Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office): News and reports by Revolutionary Forces of Syria.
• SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency): Pro-government news agency.
• Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Documenting human rights. 
• Syrian Observer: Political and civil society news. 
• Syrian Network for Human Rights: Documents human rights violations>
• Syria Deeply: Independent website.
• Syria Direct: News on military developments.
• Syria Report: Paris-based independent newspaper.
• Syria Times: Official daily e-newspaper affiliated to the Ministry of Information.
• Zaman Al Wasl: An independent electronic newspaper.

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YEMEN

• Al Sahwa: Sanaa-based daily newspaper.
• Almotamar: Yemeni online newspaper published by pro-government General People Congress (GPC).
• National Yemen: Daily political and economic news.
• Shabab Yemeni: Independent newsletter for youth.
• Yemen News Agency (Saba): Official news service.
• Yemen Observer: Weekly newspaper.
• Yemen Online: Independent newspaper covering political and economic news.
• Yemen Post: English newspaper.
• Yemen Times: English newspaper.

MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL MEDIA

• Al Arabiya: Middle East broadcaster and news site based in Dubai.
• Al Jadid: US-based cultural magazine.
• Al Jazeera: English sitQatar-based based pan-Arabian TV broadcaster.
• Al Masdar News: News and analysis from the Arab world. Based in Beirut.
• Al Bawaba: Regional news portal.
• Al-Monitor: Provides reporting and analysis from and about the Middle East.
• AME Info: Business news and stories.
• ArabianBusiness.com: Regional business, financial, and industry news.
• Arabian Gazette: Online news portal based in Dubai.
• Arabian Oil and Gas: Middle East energy news portal.
• The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information: Egypt-based non-governmental organization promoting freedom of expression.
• Asharq Alawsat: Pan-Arab daily international newspaper.
• Business Intelligence Middle East: Business portal for the Middle East region.
• ITP.net: Middle East's leading technology site, offering daily IT and business news.
• Great Middle East: Information and online analytical portal.
• Kipp Report: Dubai-based online business magazine.
• Marcopolis: International online publishing company based in Paris, France.
• Media Line: News site.
• MEED: Delivering business information and news, intelligence, and analysis.
• Menafn.com: Middle east and north Africa financial network based in Jordan.
• MENA Herald: Business news portal based in the UAE. 
• MER - Mid East Realities: News analysis.
• Middle East Eye: Qatar-funded newspaper based in London.
• Middle East Forum: Neo-conservatives' think tank dedicated to promoting US interests in the Middle East. Publishes Middle East Quarterly.
• Middle East Monitor: Independent media research institution based in London.
• Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP): Washington-based publisher of the Middle East Report Magazine.
• Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA): Published by Israel-based Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center.
• Middle East Times: Arab newspaper published in Sydney.
• Middle East Transparent: Paris-based progressive site covering human rights.
• Mosaic News: Daily compilation of television news reports from the Middle East.
• Trade Arabia: Portal for business news and information.
• Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: Information concerning U.S. relations with Middle Eastern states.
• Your Middle East: Independent digital newspaper.
• Zawya.com: Business and finance news.

MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENTS

• Associated Press
  • Samya Kullab, rIraqCorrespondent 
• Reuters
  • Samia Nakhoul, Middle East Editor 
• Washington Post
  • Mustafa Salim, Baghdad Bureau