What Arab News does

Arab News is Saudi Arabia's first English-language newspaper, founded in 1975 and headquartered in Jeddah, operating as a digital-first news platform under the parent entity Saudi Research & Publishing Company (SRPC). It serves English-speaking audiences across Saudi Arabia, the broader Middle East, and globally, covering politics, business, sport, lifestyle, culture, opinion, and media across Saudi Arabia, Middle East, World, Business, Sport, Lifestyle, and Media verticals. The platform distributes content through arabnews.com, three regional editions (Pakistan: arabnews.pk, Japan: arabnews.jp, France: arabnews.fr), RSS syndication feeds, email alerts, social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, WhatsApp, LinkedIn), a PDF digital edition/print archive, and a multilingual content service supporting 50 languages with user-selectable preferences.

The company's product portfolio is built around the Arab News Digital Platform as the core asset, supplemented by email subscription alerts, automated RSS feeds across seven category channels, a searchable print archive, region-specific mobile applications for the PK/JP/FR markets, and the multilingual content layer. Notable technical components include the language preference system enabling 50-language delivery and the multi-domain distribution architecture supporting regional editions. Editorial coverage has expanded into niche verticals including Giga-Projects, Startups, Eye On AI, Mining, Tourism & Transport, E-sports, and Preachers of Hate investigative research.

Revenue mechanics are not explicitly disclosed but are inferred to be advertising-led, with commercial operations routed through SRPC (advertising inquiries directed to [email protected]), supplemented by print/PDF subscriptions. The company employs 51-100 staff and is led by CEO Jomana Al-Rashed, with Saleh Al-Dowais as COO-Publishing and Mohammed Ali Hafiz as founder. The customer base is a horizontal consumer audience rather than enterprise accounts, with no named B2B customers or advertiser concentration disclosed.

Name

Arab News

Legal name

Saudi Research & Publishing Company

Website

https://arabnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Arab News is Saudi Arabia's first English-language newspaper, founded in 1975 in Jeddah, operating as a digital-first news platform under Saudi Research & Publishing Company, delivering Middle East and global news to English-speaking audiences across regional editions in Pakistan, Japan, and France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

News & Public Affairs Syndication (MPABAMAF)

Keywords

• Digital news publishing
• English news media
• Breaking news coverage
• Online journalism
• News content syndication

Headquarters

HQ city

Jeddah

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arab News is an English-language news publication that produces breaking news, in-depth analysis, opinion pieces, and multimedia content covering Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, and the world across categories such as business, sport, lifestyle, and culture. Its offerings are delivered via a primary digital platform (arabnews.com), regional editions for Pakistan, Japan, and France, email alerts, RSS syndication feeds, PDF/print editions, and multilingual content capabilities spanning 50 languages.

Product overview

Arab News operates as a comprehensive digital media platform offering English-language news coverage across web, mobile, and email channels. The core product is the Arab News Digital Platform (arabnews.com), which aggregates news across multiple categories including Saudi Arabia, Middle East, World, Business, Sport, Lifestyle, and Media. The product portfolio includes supplementary services such as Email Alerts for subscription-based breaking news delivery, RSS Feeds for automated content syndication across seven category channels, a Digital Edition/Print Archive providing PDF access to archived newspaper issues, region-specific Mobile Applications for Pakistan, Japan, and France markets, and a Multilingual Content Service supporting 50 languages. The platform also features a language preference system allowing users to customize their content delivery preferences across multiple languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arab News Digital Platform

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 February 2026Arab News signed a Letter of Engagement with the Digital Cooperation Organization during the DCO 5th General Assembly in Kuwait. The partnership establishes media coverage and collaboration with DCO, an intergovernmental organization representing 16 Member States with nearly $3.5 trillion in GDP and over 800 million people.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gulf News: Gulf News is the UAE's leading English-language daily newspaper headquartered in Dubai, covering regional politics, business, and lifestyle. It is a direct peer to Arab News as both serve English-speaking Middle East audiences with print and digital editions.
• The National (Abu Dhabi): The National is an English-language news outlet owned by Abu Dhabi Media, covering Middle East, international, business, and lifestyle content. It competes directly with Arab News for English-speaking readers and advertisers across the Gulf.
• Middle East Eye: Middle East Eye is a London-headquartered digital news outlet covering the Middle East with English-language reporting across politics, business, and culture. It is a direct digital-native peer targeting overlapping English-speaking Middle East audiences.
• Khaleej Times: Khaleej Times is one of the UAE's oldest English-language newspapers, headquartered in Dubai. It is a direct peer to Arab News, competing for the same English-speaking Gulf audience across print and digital.

Broad incumbents

• Al Jazeera English: Al Jazeera English is a global broadcaster and digital news operation headquartered in Doha covering the Middle East and the wider world in English. It is a broad incumbent peer that competes for the same cross-border English-speaking Middle East audience.
• Reuters Middle East: Reuters operates a global newswire and direct news platform with extensive Middle East coverage that Arab News itself syndicates. It is a broad incumbent peer on the international news side rather than a substitute for regional reporting.

Regional players

• Dawn (Pakistan): Dawn is Pakistan's leading English-language newspaper with print and digital editions. It is a regional peer relevant because Arab News' Pakistan edition (arabnews.pk) competes for English-speaking Pakistani readers and advertisers.
• Daily Sabah: Daily Sabah is a major Turkish English-language daily covering regional and international news. It is a regional peer operating in a different geography but competing for the broader English-language Middle East-adjacent news audience.
• France 24 English: France 24 is a French state-funded international broadcaster with a dedicated English service covering global and Middle East affairs. It is a regional peer whose French-market focus overlaps with Arab News' Arab News FR edition in France.
• Asahi Shimbun: Asahi Shimbun is one of Japan's leading national newspapers with an established English-language digital presence. It is a regional peer relevant because Arab News' Japan edition (arabnews.jp) targets English-speaking readers in the Japanese market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arab_news
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arab-news
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheArabNews
• Instagraminstagram.com/arabnews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdPsiT3oBqxreMWTjBNTqYw
• TikToktiktok.com/@arabnews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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