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Gulf News
Gulf News is a leading English-language daily newspaper based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1978 and known for its comprehensive coverage of Gulf and Middle East affairs. The outlet's coverage shows a notable contrast: while it treats India sympathetically as a competent and authoritative actor, it is critical and skeptical of Iran.
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.
Legend: −2 Adversarial −1 0 +1 +2 PromotionalAwaiting coverageStronger colour = higher coverage volume that month.
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.
United StatesJun 8 · 20iUnited States
Peak: week of Jun 8 — 20 titles
Total: 253 · 27 active weeks
By month:
- Jan27
- Feb27
- Mar54
- Apr52
- May49
- Jun41
- Jul3
United Arab EmiratesMar 2 · 48iUnited Arab Emirates
Peak: week of Mar 2 — 48 titles
Total: 256 · 23 active weeks
By month:
- Jan17
- Feb9
- Mar152
- Apr44
- May23
- Jun10
- Jul1
TRUMPMay 18 · 12iTRUMP
Peak: week of May 18 — 12 titles
Total: 158 · 27 active weeks
By month:
- Jan13
- Feb16
- Mar35
- Apr32
- May41
- Jun18
- Jul3
IranMar 16 · 14iIran
Peak: week of Mar 16 — 14 titles
Total: 93 · 20 active weeks
By month:
- Jan1
- Feb9
- Mar44
- Apr16
- May11
- Jun10
- Jul2
IndiaMar 9 · 14iIndia
Peak: week of Mar 9 — 14 titles
Total: 44 · 17 active weeks
By month:
- Jan5
- Mar31
- Apr4
- Jun3
- Jul1
Also covered (below stance-analysis threshold)
KHAMENEI· 21
Lebanon· 14GARGASH· 10
United Kingdom· 9
Saudi Arabia· 9
Israel· 8NONE· 8
Pakistan· 8NETANYAHU· 7
China· 6
Egypt· 6
Iraq· 6
South Korea· 6
Qatar· 6MUSK· 6MODI· 5PUTIN· 5
Russia· 5HAMDAN· 5
Lebanon· 14GARGASH· 10United Kingdom· 9Saudi Arabia· 9Israel· 8NONE· 8Pakistan· 8NETANYAHU· 7China· 6Egypt· 6Iraq· 6South Korea· 6Qatar· 6MUSK· 6MODI· 5PUTIN· 5Russia· 5HAMDAN· 5Topic mix over time
Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.
LifetimeSecurity43.1%Politics19.7%Economy21.7%Society15.4%
By month2026-01i2026-02i2026-03i2026-04i
Jan 2026
117 titles
- Security29.9%
- Politics21.4%
- Economy31.6%
- Society17.1%
Feb 2026
174 titles
- Security37.9%
- Politics19.5%
- Economy29.3%
- Society13.2%
Mar 2026
744 titles
- Security49.3%
- Politics16.3%
- Economy20.0%
- Society14.4%
Apr 2026
222 titles
- Security33.3%
- Politics30.6%
- Economy16.2%
- Society19.8%
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
US EXECUTIVE
15.5%
NONE
12.4%
AE EXECUTIVE
11.0%
CORPORATION
9.6%
US ARMED FORCES
6.6%
IR EXECUTIVE
4.3%
IR ARMED FORCES
3.6%
AE ARMED FORCES
3.3%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
SECURITY
34.1%
FOREIGN POLICY
24.5%
ECONOMY
16.3%
SOCIETY
11.9%
GOVERNANCE
7.9%
TECHNOLOGY
4.4%
MEDIA
0.9%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titles
Monday
16.4%
Tuesday
15.2%
Wednesday
13.7%
Thursday
14.2%
Friday
12.7%
Saturday
12.9%
Sunday
15.0%
peak hour: 01:00 UTC