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Arab News
Saudi ArabiaArab News is an English-language daily newspaper from Saudi Arabia, founded in Jeddah in 1975 and published by the Saudi Research and Media Group. Its reporting centres on Iran, the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia, weighted toward politics and diplomacy, then security, with smaller shares of economy and society. Its headlines read mostly neutral toward Washington and Donald Trump, and critical but not hostile toward Iran.
Political leaning and stance
Arab News reports on the United States in a mostly neutral, transactional register, attributing statements to US officials without evaluative adjectives and giving space to Iranian responses. Donald Trump is covered the same way, with a skeptical note about his aggression in one stretch. Iran is treated as critical but not hostile. The US reads favourable in a couple of periods, especially where deals with Saudi Arabia are foregrounded, but no lasting shift stands out. The stance is measured from headlines toward countries and persons; it is not a rating of accuracy.
Based on headlines from January 2026 to August 2026.
Editorial stance over time
Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.
Coverage volume by entity
Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.
Who owns Arab News
Arab News was founded in 1975 by Hisham Hafiz and is published by the Saudi Research and Media Group, a Saudi publishing company.
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What Arab News covers
Arab News covers Iran, the United States and Israel most, followed by Saudi Arabia, the Levant and the Gulf states. Politics and diplomacy dominate, with security a clear second and economy and society well behind.
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
US EXECUTIVE
14.6%
SA EXECUTIVE
9.0%
IR EXECUTIVE
6.8%
NONE
5.2%
IL ARMED FORCES
4.7%
IL EXECUTIVE
