Khaleej Times media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Khaleej Times as leaning right. We have seen it on 96 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Khaleej Times biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Khaleej Times as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Khaleej Times left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Khaleej Times as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Khaleej Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Khaleej Times are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Khaleej Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Khaleej Times’s own report linked underneath.
Emirates airline saw its net profit fall by 66% in the first half of the fiscal year. Revenue also declined, with passenger numbers and seat factors dropping, as the airline contended with regional airspace disruptions and significantly higher fuel costs.
Khaleej Times reported it asEmirates posts Dh3.6 billion H1 profit despite regional conflict (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
Khaleej Times reported it asJD Vance says Iran war behind Republicans' defeat in US midterms 2026 (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
Khaleej Times reported it asOil prices ease to nearly four-week low amid peace talks (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has granted the government "certain authorities" to negotiate with the U.S. The development comes as oil prices fell and U.S. officials indicated a preference for diplomatic resolution.
Khaleej Times reported it asOil prices ease to nearly four-week low amid peace talks (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
Khaleej Times reported it asBomb threats to Poland-bound flights disrupt operations at Warsaw airports (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife attacker, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He had suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match on Monday. The player was taken to hospital after the incident.
Khaleej Times reported it asSpanish footballer Jesus de Miguel dies at 30 after goalkeeper collision (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated he believes a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is nearing completion. He suggested a deal could be finalized at the G20 summit in December, which is scheduled to take place at his resort in Doral, Florida.
Khaleej Times reported it asUS to mediate Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi next week, Witkoff says (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, in an effort to restart peace negotiations and prevent potential US bombings. President Donald Trump has denied directing Vance to initiate these talks.
Khaleej Times reported it asExplained: What are Iran's seven conditions for ending war with US? (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
The UAE hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in US-Iran negotiations but is prepared for the worst, according to Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president. He spoke at a conference in Manama on November 1, 2026.
Khaleej Times reported it asUAE says hoping for breakthrough yet 'braced for the worst' in US-Iran war (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that the US has neutralized much of Iran's military but still needs to address one or two targets, including a suspected nuclear site. He suggested these could be dealt with quickly.
Khaleej Times reported it asTrump says US still has to 'take care' of one or two targets in Iran (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Iran's army has warned that any new US attack would spread the conflict to a wider geographical area. The warning comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert further hostilities and as both the US and Israel hold crucial elections.
Khaleej Times reported it asIran's Mojtaba Khamenei orders 'geographically unrestricted' military response to threats (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
At the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Syrian foreign minister Asaad al‑Shaibani said Damascus is evaluating entry into the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, and warned that Israel has launched more than 1,000 attacks on Syria in under two years.
Khaleej Times reported it asSyria weighing whether to join Mecca pact, foreign minister says (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Khaleej Times reported it asBinance hack 2026: Where the $6.3 billion breach ranks in crypto's biggest heists (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Senior military, defence, and intelligence officials from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan met in Tehran to discuss regional peace and security. The four countries agreed to continue their dialogue, a move seen as significant amid ongoing regional tensions.
Khaleej Times reported it asMecca pact countries hold talks in Iran as Houthis launch more attacks (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
Khaleej Times reported it asMecca pact countries hold talks in Iran as Houthis launch more attacks (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Eight people were killed and 40 wounded in an attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan. Jordanian authorities have labelled the incident as extremist terrorism, and investigations into the attackers' potential links to known groups are ongoing. The US embassy announced increased security measures across Jordan.
Khaleej Times reported it asUS embassy says security ramped up in Jordan after attack on church kills 8, injures 40 (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Oil prices saw a decline on Monday, with Brent crude futures falling to $114.51 and US West Texas Intermediate futures at $101.04. The drop occurred despite recent surges to near six-month highs, influenced by hopes for reduced Iran-US hostilities, though attacks on Saudi Arabia maintained investor caution.
Khaleej Times reported it asOil tops $114: Will UAE petrol prices cross previous record high of Dh4.63 in November? (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
An oil spill from a tanker has affected beaches in Umm Al Quwain, the UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment announced. Coastal areas have been temporarily closed as a precaution, while residents reported unpleasant odours.
Khaleej Times reported it asUAE confirms oil spill off UAQ beaches as cause for smell reported in several emirates (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
Khaleej Times reported it asFrench justice minister says 217 people jailed over riots (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia experienced two attacks on an airport and an oilfield, resulting in the death of one Indian national and injuries to others. India's Ministry of External Affairs has condemned the incidents.
Khaleej Times reported it asAttacks on Saudi Arabia: 4 killed in targeting of oil field, King Fahd Airport (opens Khaleej Times in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- Suhail GaladariPrivate Equitydirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Official site
- khaleejtimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- khaleejtimes.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
- 96
- Reports listed
- 98
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
98 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 7 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Khaleej Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 96 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Khaleej Times’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 26 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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