Khaleej Times is the trusted source to report and present content in the most insightful, powerful and engaging way possible. For over 40 years readers have relied on us to provide clarity and context in a complicated, confusing world.

Khaleej Times offers readers the perspective they need, as we believe that knowledge, information and insight are the keys to engaging the audience.

This translates into an extraordinarily powerful relationship with our readers. Be it print, digital or social we fulfill this promise with unparalleled news, comment and opinion delivered by award-winning journalists.

The Newspaper

Bringing readers the latest news from the region and beyond, Khaleej Times is a MUST read. It covers everything:

Politics, business, science, technology, sports, entertainment, and much more. While the website primarily showcases breaking news, the newspaper goes behind the news to explore the WHY.

NATION Bringing all the up-to-the-minute developments across the UAE, with pieces covering all of the news in the seven emirates.	REGION A look at happenings across the Middle East, staying ahead of the curve across the region every day.
INDIA Daily news coverage makes sure our readers are up to speed on events on one of the world’s fastest growing economies	PAKISTAN Covering all the latest news as it happens across Pakistan.
ASIA AND THE PHILIPPINES Coverage every day makes sure no important development across Asia is missed.	EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS Informed and in depth, our daily coverage of Europe and the Americas makes sure no move is missed, from Trump to Brexit
INTERNATIONAL Bringing the world to our readers every single day, reaching around the world to cover every international development	BUSINESS A vital read every day for the UAE’s business chiefs, looking to keep up to speed with developments at home and abroad
SPORT From cricket to football, no sports fan can afford to miss Khaleej Times each day

Reach that Impacts

Khaleej Times has an average issue readership of 1.03 million and reaches to over 4.5 million unique browsers every

month through khaleejtimes.com. We strive to find new and innovative ways to connect with our audience.

But this reach is nothing without influence.

Which is why, we drive three key actions from readers and focus our approach around these actions. They are:

ATTENTION

How do we get a message seen and heard by our broadest audience?

ENGAGEMENT

How can we present in a way that engages and shapes opinions?

ACTION

Be it print or digital how do we get readers to act?

The History

A partnership between the UAE government, the Galadari Brothers and the Dawn Group of Companies in Pakistan began publishing the daily on 16 April 1978, making it the first English daily in the UAE. The founding team consisted of Mahmoud Haroon, Muzammil Ahmed, M.J. Zahedi, Malcolm Payne (the first editor-in-chief) and Iqbal Noorie (in charge of circulation). They were soon joined by Patrick Heyland who was in charge of advertising and promotion

The editorial staff of the paper includes multiple nationalities, mostly from the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka), but also Emiratis, Arabs from the wider region (notably Egyptians, Syrians and Jordanians), Lebanese, Mexicans, British, Americans and Filipinos. The broadsheet comprises the general news section, City Times (lifestyle and entertainment), a business section, a sports section, the WKND magazine, and a classifieds section (Buzzon). The newspaper also consists of special reports and supplements which allow for community advertisements and other services.

In September 2020, Khaleej Times introduced a free news subscription service on Telegram, sending regular news updates every day to its subscribers

Young Times is aimed at children and is a popular magazine among 9 to 14 year olds.

Buzzon carries local advertisements about cars, real estate, recruitment, educational services and matrimonial announcements.

WKND, a feature product, is published on Fridays. It discusses a range of topics that are of interest to men, women and children. Stories are balanced between topics and themes of local interest and international relevance.

KhaleejTimes.com is the global face of the newspaper on the internet. The online version offers additional stories and exclusives not found in the print version.

Khaleej Times also publishes special supplements, including on the national days of countries including the UAE, Pakistan and India.