Khaleej Times Explained

Khaleej Times
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Editor:Michael Jabri-Pickett
Publisher:Galadari Printing and Publishing
Language:English
Oclc:60637427

Khaleej Times is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1] [2] [3] Launched on 16 April 1978, Khaleej Times is the UAE's longest-running English daily newspaper.[4]

History and profile

A partnership between the UAE government, the Galadari Brothers and the Dawn Media Group in Pakistan began publishing the daily on 16 April 1978, making it the first English daily in the UAE.[5] [6] 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.[7]

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.[4] 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. Its main competitors are The National,[8] Gulf News and, formerly, 7days, which closed in December 2016.[9]

In September 2020, Khaleej Times introduced a free news subscription service on Telegram, sending regular news updates every day to its subscribers.[10] On June 1, 2023, Khaleej Times, in an editorial published on its front page, announced that it will stop its print edition on weekends starting from June 3, 2023.[11]

Additional publications

Young Times is aimed at children and is a 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KT@40: Celebrating four decades of togetherness. Kapur. Vicky. khaleejtimes.com. 2018-07-01. 15 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815005747/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/general//khaleej-times-celebrating-forty-years-of-togetherness. live.
  2. Reinisch. Lisa. Environmental Journalism in the UAE. Arab Media & Society. 16 April 2013. 10 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010123538/http://www.arabmediasociety.com/articles/downloads/20100803112923_Reinisch_pdf.pdf. dead.
  3. Book: Ibrahim Al Abed . Peter Hellyer . Peter Vine . United Arab Emirates Yearboook 2006. 27 September 2013. 2006. Trident Press Ltd. 978-1-905486-05-2. 264.
  4. Pejman. Peyman. Winter 2009. English newspapers in the United Arab Emirates: Navigating the crowded market. dead. Arab Media and Society. 7. https://web.archive.org/web/20090315000235/http://www.arabmediasociety.com/?article=705. 15 March 2009.
  5. Book: Mass Media in the Middle East:A Comprehensive Handbook. 1994. Greenwood Press. Westport, CT. 299. Anantha S. Babbili. Sarwat Hussain. Yahya R. Kamalipour. Hamid Mowlana. United Arab Emirates. 26 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026203809/https://www.questia.com/read/23321662/mass-media-in-the-middle-east-a-comprehensive-handbook. dead.
  6. Book: The Report: Dubai 2007. 10 September 2014. 2007. Oxford Business Group. 978-1-902339-77-1. 211.
  7. Web site: A newspaper is like many other businesses but is very different in a number of ways. Payne. Malcolm. 16 April 1983. Khaleej Times. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191226024026/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/editorials-columns/a-newspaper-is-like-many-other-businesses-but-is-very-different-in-a-number-of-ways. 26 December 2019. 26 December 2019.
  8. News: Hope. Bradley. The 30-year-old Khaleej Times is on a recruiting drive. The National. Abu Dhabi. 7 September 2008. 3 November 2012. 23 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160323101336/http://www.thenational.ae/business/media/the-30-year-old-khaleej-times-is-on-a-recruiting-drive. live.
  9. Web site: UAE newspaper 7Days closes down. 2016-11-23. Gulf Business. en-US. 2019-12-26. 26 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191226052456/https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-newspaper-7days-closes/. live.
  10. Web site: How to sign up for Khaleej Times alerts on Telegram. Khaleej Times. en. 2020-09-13. 4 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200504112530/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/khaleej-times-news-alerts-on-whatsapp-heres-how-to-subscribe. live.
  11. Web site: Awan . Tanvir . 2023-06-01 . Khaleej Times stops printing on weekends - Dubai News Week . 2023-06-01 . dubainewsweek.com . en-US . 1 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601010127/https://dubainewsweek.com/khaleej-times-stops-printing-on-weekends/ . live .

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