Saudi Gazette media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Saudi Gazette one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 134 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Saudi Gazette biased?
The rating organisations do not give Saudi Gazette one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Saudi Gazette left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Saudi Gazette one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Saudi Gazette reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Saudi Gazette are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Saudi Gazette has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Saudi Gazette’s own report linked underneath.
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended the mandate of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran. The vote creates a gap in oversight as the sanctions themselves remain in effect.
Saudi Gazette reported it asRussia, China block US push to maintain UN oversight of Iran sanctions (opens Saudi Gazette 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.
Saudi Gazette reported it asTrump threatens EU over ‘hostile’ Canada association plan (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Canada has formally applied to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a military coalition of 10 NATO allies. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the application, which aims to diversify Canada's defence ties beyond the United States.
Saudi Gazette reported it asCanada moves to join UK-led military coalition (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
Saudi Gazette reported it asTrump says war nearing conclusion, claims Iran directly reached out to US (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Saudi Gazette reported it asPentagon admits Iran war resulted in munitions shortfalls (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
The trial of Jason Eaton has begun in Burlington, Vermont, for the attempted murder of three Palestinian college students. Eaton claims intelligence agencies ordered him to shoot, while prosecutors contend he acted with intent and was not legally insane.
Saudi Gazette reported it asAmerican on trial claims CIA and Mossad told him to shoot 3 Palestinian students (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Molavi Yusef Gorgij, a senior Sunni Muslim cleric, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeastern Iran on Monday, September 14, 2026. The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported the killing, quoting a local governor who said Gorgij was active against divisive elements and Zionism.
Saudi Gazette reported it asSunni cleric killed in southeastern Iran by 'Zionist mercenaries' (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru, and Sinn Féin met in Cardiff to sign a memorandum of understanding calling for self-determination and independence referendums. The meeting followed US President Donald Trump's public support for Irish unity.
Saudi Gazette reported it asIrish unification 'very much on the table,' Northern Ireland leader says (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper in Jeddah on Monday. The meeting took place amid escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and its energy infrastructure.
Saudi Gazette reported it asCrown Prince, US CENTCOM Commander discuss latest regional developments (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
One person died and 25 are missing after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Gavdos. 51 people were rescued, but search efforts were hampered by strong winds. The boat was travelling from Libya to Crete.
Saudi Gazette reported it asOne dead, 25 missing after migrant boat sinks off Greece (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had travelled on a train that passed through the area shortly before the attack, according to reports. Poland's Prime Minister warned of intensified Russian attacks.
Saudi Gazette reported it asRussian drone hits Ukraine train shortly after top UK and European officials leave station (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
The BRICS New Delhi Declaration condemned the April 22, 2025, terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The statement called for zero tolerance towards state-sponsored cross-border terrorism and reaffirmed the commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms.
Saudi Gazette reported it asPakistan PM calls Crown Prince to reaffirm full support and solidarity with Saudi Arabia (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
Saudi Gazette reported it asOne dead, 140 missing after Indonesian passenger ship disappears in Java Sea (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the Group of Seven's economic relevance at the BRICS Business Summit in New Delhi, contrasting the bloc's global economic output with that of BRICS nations. He also accused Western countries of attempting to maintain dominance by undermining competitors.
Saudi Gazette reported it asPutin calls for expanding UN Security Council representation for Asia, Africa, Latin America (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Saudi Gazette reported it asTrump says US is ‘winning’ AI race against China (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Saudi Gazette reported it asTrump says US is ‘winning’ AI race against China (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Satellite data has detected a large fire and thermal anomalies near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. Unconfirmed reports suggest Houthi forces may be responsible, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the incident.
Saudi Gazette reported it asSaudi Arabia shuts East-West oil pipeline after multiple attacks (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Three Hong Kong activists who organized annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday. They face up to 10 years in prison for inciting subversion under the national security law, a case seen as a measure of freedoms in the city.
Saudi Gazette reported it asHong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organizers sentenced to seven years in jail (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
Algeria has announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and the closure of its airspace to UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft. Commercial flights will be exempt until 2026. The UAE expressed hope the decision is temporary.
Saudi Gazette reported it asAlgeria cuts diplomatic ties with UAE over 'provocative and hostile actions' (opens Saudi Gazette in a new tab)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that artificial intelligence poses an 'existential' risk to humanity. He called for immediate action and 'cast-iron guarantees' to ensure AI safety and security, citing potential disruptions to critical infrastructure and democratic institutions.
Saudi Gazette reported it asAnthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' (opens Saudi Gazette 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.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- Okaz Organization for Press and PublicationIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
- Official site
- saudigazette.com.sa
- Seen publishing on
- saudigazette.com.sa
- 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
- 134
- Reports listed
- 139
- We could read
- 16
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
123 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 16 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 57 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Saudi Gazette ran the story anyway.
Across the 134 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Saudi Gazette: its report arrived a median of 24 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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