''The New Arab'' or ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' ( ar, العربي الجديد) is a
pan-Arab
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news website headquartered in London. It was first launched in March 2014 as an online news website by Qatari company Fadaat Media. It went on to establish a
daily newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...
in September 2014.
In 2015, Fadaat launched
Al Araby TV Network as a counterweight to
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazee ...
, which is viewed by the
BBC to hold a pro-
Muslim Brotherhood
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bias.
History
Dr.
Azmi Bishara, a
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor, it is home to m ...
-based ex-
member of Israeli parliament, founded the Arabic-language news website as the first platform launched by ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' in March 2014. Six months later, they launched an Arabic
daily newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...
from London. An English version of the website was inaugurated shortly after the newspaper's launch, and goes by the translated name of ''The New Arab''.
''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' now operates globally, with more than 150 staff in three offices, based in
Beirut
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,
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor, it is home to m ...
and London.
Ownership and finances
The outlet is owned by
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
-based Fadaat Media Ltd. Abdulrahman Elshayyal is the newspaper's CEO. Fadaat Media is an Arab media investment company.
Coverage
''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' stories are often taken up by Middle East-focused outlets as well as established outlets such as ''
Time
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'' magazine, ''
International Business Times
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'',
Middle East Eye
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, ''
The National'' and others.
References
External links
The New Arab homepage
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2014 establishments in England
Mass media in London
Arab mass media
Mass media in Qatar