Arab News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Arab News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 131 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Arab News biased?
The rating organisations do not give Arab News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Arab News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Arab News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Arab News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Arab News are Ad Fontes Media: Very low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Arab News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Arab News’s own report linked underneath.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated that U.S. President Donald Trump clearly wants dialogue with North Korea. Lee also confirmed that South Korea will not deploy troops to intervene militarily in the Iran war.
Arab News reported it asTrump ‘clearly’ wants dialogue with Pyongyang: South Korean President (opens Arab News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced significant progress toward establishing a US military base in Poland. He stated the location would be announced soon and described the potential base as a historic step for the US-Poland alliance. Polish President Karol Nawrocki was credited for his leadership.
Arab News reported it asTrump says ‘major progress’ towards US base in Poland (opens Arab News in a new tab)
US journalist Austin Tice's 2012 kidnapping planned by Assad regime, BBC investigation finds
Trust 60A BBC investigation, citing former Syrian regime members and intelligence files, indicates US journalist Austin Tice's 2012 kidnapping was planned by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad. His driver allegedly provided information to the regime, facilitating the abduction.
Arab News reported it asTice’s kidnapping was planned by Assad forces, BBC investigation finds (opens Arab News in a new tab)
On 13 September Syria increased diesel by 40% and petrol by up to 28%. The Energy Minister blamed exceptional and complex circumstances and higher import costs. Protests with road blockages erupted in Aleppo, Idlib, Deir Ezzor, Hasakah and Raqqa, prompting a later offer of cheaper diesel for certain sectors.
Arab News reported it asSyrian Minister Defends Fuel Price Hike, Faces Protests over Increased Costs. (opens Arab News in a new tab)
On 13 September Syria increased diesel by 40% and petrol by up to 28%. The Energy Minister blamed exceptional and complex circumstances and higher import costs. Protests with road blockages erupted in Aleppo, Idlib, Deir Ezzor, Hasakah and Raqqa, prompting a later offer of cheaper diesel for certain sectors.
Arab News reported it asSyria minister defends fuel price hike amid protests over rising costs (opens Arab News in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
Arab News reported it asUS House recess delays vote on Hegseth impeachment over Iran war (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Arab News reported it asMacklemore, Robert Kraft pledge $3m in aid amid concert backlash (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Global freshwater reserves have fallen significantly, with the World Meteorological Organization reporting 2025 as one of the driest years for river flows in 35 years. The UN warns the water cycle is becoming more unpredictable, potentially exacerbated by El Niño.
Arab News reported it asWorld’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
Arab News reported it asTrump threatens EU over ‘hostile’ Canada association plan (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv and Odesa, injuring at least 13 people and damaging buildings including residential structures, warehouses, and a gas station. A child was among those wounded in Odesa.
Arab News reported it asRussian strikes injure 13 in Ukraine’s Kyiv, Odesa, officials say (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Russia launched missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, injuring at least 19 people, including children. Ukrainian forces responded with overnight strikes targeting an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in Rostov.
Arab News reported it asRussian strikes injure 13 in Ukraine’s Kyiv, Odesa, officials say (opens Arab News in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
Arab News reported it asSweeping Russia sanctions bill head to Trump’s desk after final approval by US Congress (opens Arab News in a new tab)
US Representative Gregory Meeks has placed a hold on a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, citing concerns about the use of 40,000 bombs in densely populated areas. The Trump administration is planning the sale, which could be bypassed from normal congressional review.
Arab News reported it asTop Democrat on US House committee will not support Israel bomb sale (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Myanmar state media reported the deportation of US businessman Adam Castillo after he spent months in jail. Supporters claim the charges against him were fabricated. The Washington Post reported Castillo had been jailed for three months.
Arab News reported it asUS businessman Adam Castillo deported from Myanmar after months in jail, state media says (opens Arab News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has accused Canada of not doing enough to stop drug trafficking, alleging that fentanyl is produced in clandestine Canadian labs. However, he did not include Canada on a list of major drug-producing countries submitted to Congress.
Arab News reported it asUS says Venezuela boosting anti-drug cooperation (opens Arab News in a new tab)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses significant risks that require global coordination and stronger oversight. This comes as public alarm about AI's potential dangers grows, while former US President Donald Trump maintains existing safeguards are sufficient.
Arab News reported it asUN chief calls for global coordination on AI risks (opens Arab News in a new tab)
The global gender gap has closed by 69.2%, according to the World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Gender Gap Report. However, at the current rate of progress, full gender parity is estimated to be 120 years away, with political empowerment remaining the furthest from parity.
Arab News reported it asSaudi Arabia among fastest-improving economies on gender parity: WEF (opens Arab News in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
Arab News reported it asTrump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to visit China this week for talks with his counterpart Wang Yi. The meeting is set for Wednesday, shortly before Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected trip to the US.
Arab News reported it asChina FM says willing to ‘safeguard’ Iran’s rights (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Qatar has warned that closing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would be catastrophic for global trade and energy markets. The warning comes as Houthi forces control Red Sea islands and the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, intensifying regional tensions.
Arab News reported it asQatar Warns that Closing the Bab-El-Mandeb Strait Would Be "catastrophic." (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Low factuality
Who owns it
- Saudi Research and Media GroupPrivate Equitydirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
- Official site
- arabnews.com
- Seen publishing on
- arabnews.com, arabnews.jp, backup.arabnews.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 131
- Reports listed
- 152
- We could read
- 14
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
138 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 14 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 18 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Arab News ran the story anyway.
Across the 131 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Arab News’s on 5 of them. Overall it filed a median of 13 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Arab News, also publishing from Saudi Arabia, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where Arab News publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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