Khaleej Times

Khaleej Times
Front page of 16 April 2018
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)
PublisherGaladari Printing and Publishing
EditorMichael Jabri-Pickett
Founded16 April 1978; 46 years ago (1978-04-16)
LanguageEnglish
OCLC number60637427
Websitekhaleejtimes.com

Khaleej Times is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2][3][4] Launched on 16 April 1978, Khaleej Times is the UAE's longest-running English daily newspaper.[5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8]

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 Jordanians and Lebanese), Mexicans, British, Americans and Filipinos.[5] 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,[9] Gulf News and, formerly, 7days, which closed in December 2016.[10]

In September 2020, Khaleej Times introduced a free news subscription service on Telegram, sending daily news updates to its subscribers.[11] 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.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Shining through". Khaleej Times Magazine. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021. ...welcomed warmly by Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari, Director of Galadari Brothers...
  2. ^ Kapur, Vicky. "KT@40: Celebrating four decades of togetherness". khaleejtimes.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ Reinisch, Lisa. "Environmental Journalism in the UAE" (PDF). Arab Media & Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ Ibrahim Al Abed; Peter Hellyer; Peter Vine (2006). United Arab Emirates Yearboook 2006. Trident Press Ltd. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-905486-05-2. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b Pejman, Peyman (Winter 2009). "English newspapers in the United Arab Emirates: Navigating the crowded market". Arab Media and Society (7). Archived from the original on 15 March 2009.
  6. ^ Anantha S. Babbili; Sarwat Hussain (1994). "United Arab Emirates". In Yahya R. Kamalipour; Hamid Mowlana (eds.). Mass Media in the Middle East:A Comprehensive Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 299. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019.
  7. ^ The Report: Dubai 2007. Oxford Business Group. 2007. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-902339-77-1. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  8. ^ Payne, Malcolm (16 April 1983). "A newspaper is like many other businesses but is very different in a number of ways". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  9. ^ Hope, Bradley (7 September 2008). "The 30-year-old Khaleej Times is on a recruiting drive". The National. Abu Dhabi. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  10. ^ "UAE newspaper 7Days closes down". Gulf Business. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  11. ^ "How to sign up for Khaleej Times alerts on Telegram". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  12. ^ Awan, Tanvir (1 June 2023). "Khaleej Times stops printing on weekends - Dubai News Week". dubainewsweek.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.