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Khaleej Times
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front page of 16 June 2013
TypeDaily
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Galadari Brothers Group
Suhail Galadari (director)[1]
Founder(s)Mahmoud Haroon
PublisherGaladari Printing and Publishing
Founded16 April 1978; 46 years ago (1978-04-16)
LanguageEnglish
OCLC number60637427
WebsiteKhaleejTimes.com

The Khaleej Times is a daily English language newspaper published in United Arab Emirates.[2][3] It is the longest running English language newspaper published in the UAE.[4]

History and profile

A partnership between the Dawn Group of Companies, UAE government and the Galadari Brothers began publishing the daily on 16 April 1978, making it the first English daily in the UAE.[5][6] The founding team consisted to Mr. Muzammil Ahmed, Director, Mr M.J. Zahedi, Acting Editor, and Mr. Iqbal Noorie in charge of circulation. They were soon joined by Mr. Malcolm Payne, Editor.

The staff of the paper are mostly Indian and Pakistani journalists.[4] The broadsheet comprises the general news section, the business pages and a lively sports section. Khaleej Times is not audited and it is believed to print around 150,000 copies, making it one of the most popular English language newspapers in the Persian Gulf area. Additionally, it covers Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia through a dedicated distribution network. The newspaper also consists of Special Reports and Supplements which allow for community advertisements and other services. Its main competitors are 7DAYS (Please note 7DAYS officially closed from 22-Dec-16), UAE WEEKEND Magazine",The National and Gulf News.[7]

The Ipsos data in 2009 showed that the paper had a readership of 78.8%.[8] The paper's online version was the twenty-first mostly visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[9]

As a restructuring process Khaleej Times laid off up to 30 staff in restructure in 2017 and now is on an aggressive growth plan. As part of the plan, a very senior media professional has been identified to take over the reins of the group. It is rumored that media expert and well respected publishing professional Ravi Raman will take over Khaleej Times as the CEO. Ravi Raman is presently the Associate Publisher of Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East edition, which he launched in 2014. Prior to which he was instrumental in launching the Qatar edition of T: The New York Times Style Magazine. In his career spanning over 20 years he has been associated with world class media brands like India Today, The Telegraph & the India edition of MSN.com. He is expected to take over by the end of April 2017. http://campaignme.com/2016/11/07/111503/khaleej-times-lays-off-30-staff-restructure/

Additional publications

The Classified is a separate tabloid of 28 to 32 pages published daily along with the Khaleej Times main paper. It carries local advertisements about cars, real estate, recruitment, educational services and matrimonial announcements.

Wknd Magazine, is published on Fridays along with the broadsheet, 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.

Khaleej Times Online is the global face of the newspaper on the internet. The online version offers additional stories and exclusives not found in its print paper.

Khaleej Times Supplement also publishes special pages upon the national days of the nations such as UAE, Pakistan, India.

References

  1. ^ "Shining through". Khaleej Times Magazine. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012. ...welcomed warmly by Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari, Director of Galadari Brothers...
  2. ^ Reinisch, Lisa. "Environmental Journalism in the UAE" (PDF). Arab Media & Society. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Peyman Pejman (Winter 2009). "English newspapers in the United Arab Emirates: Navigating the crowded market". Arab Media and Society (7). {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ Anantha S. Babbili; Sarwat Hussain (1994). "United Arab Emirates". In Yahya R. Kamalipour; Hamid Mowlana (ed.). Mass Media in the Middle East:A Comprehensive Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 299. Retrieved 27 September 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)  – via Questia (subscription required)
  6. ^ The Report: Dubai 2007. Oxford Business Group. 2007. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-902339-77-1. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. ^ Hope, Bradley (7 September 2008). "The 30-year-old Khaleej Times is on a recruiting drive". The National. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  8. ^ "UAE Media Sustainability Index" (PDF). IREX. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Forbes Releases Top 50 MENA Online Newspapers; Lebanon Fails to Make Top 10". Jad Aoun. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

External links

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