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{{Infobox newspaper<br />
| name = Khaleej Times<br />
| logo = Khaleej Times (2019-07-28).svg<br />
| image = Khaleej Times 40 Years.jpg<br />
| caption = Front page of 16 April 2018<br />
| type = [[Newspaper#Daily|Daily]]<br />
| format = [[Broadsheet]]<br />
| owners = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Suhail Galadari]]<br>{{small|([[Chairperson|Co-Chairman]])}}<ref name=tws2NovG111>{{cite news|title= Shining through|newspaper= Khaleej Times Magazine|quote= ...welcomed warmly by Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari, Director of Galadari Brothers...|url= https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20121019/ARTICLE/310199847/1072|access-date= 20 January 2021|archive-date= 29 June 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210629212520/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20121019/ARTICLE/310199847/1072|url-status= dead}}</ref>|Mohammed Galadari<br>{{small|([[Chairperson|Co-Chairman]])}}}}<br />
| editor = Vaman Vassudev Kamat<br />
| publisher = [[Galadari Printing and Publishing]]<br />
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1978|04|16|df=yes}}<br />
| language = [[English language|English]]<br />
| ceased publication =<br />
| headquarters =<br />
| sister newspapers =<br />
| ISSN =<br />
| oclc = 60637427<br />
| website = [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/ KhaleejTimes.com]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Khaleej Times''''' is a daily [[English language]] newspaper published in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/general//khaleej-times-celebrating-forty-years-of-togetherness|title=KT@40: Celebrating four decades of togetherness|last=Kapur|first=Vicky|website=khaleejtimes.com|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref><ref name=lisarei>{{cite journal|last=Reinisch|first=Lisa|title=Environmental Journalism in the UAE|journal=Arab Media & Society|url=http://www.arabmediasociety.com/articles/downloads/20100803112923_Reinisch_pdf.pdf|access-date=16 April 2013|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010123538/http://www.arabmediasociety.com/articles/downloads/20100803112923_Reinisch_pdf.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=vine>{{cite book|author1=Ibrahim Al Abed |author2=Peter Hellyer |author3=Peter Vine |title=United Arab Emirates Yearboook 2006|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hXv2awRvNMUC&pg=PT264|access-date=27 September 2013|year=2006|publisher=Trident Press Ltd|isbn=978-1-905486-05-2|page=264}}</ref> Launched on 16 April 1978, ''Khaleej Times'' is the UAE's longest-running English [[daily newspaper]].<ref name="pey">{{cite journal|author=Pejman|first=Peyman|title=English newspapers in the United Arab Emirates: Navigating the crowded market|url=http://www.arabmediasociety.com/?article=705|url-status=dead|journal=Arab Media and Society|issue=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315000235/http://www.arabmediasociety.com/?article=705|archive-date=15 March 2009}}</ref><br />
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==History and profile==<br />
A partnership between the UAE government, the [[Galadari Printing and Publishing|Galadari Brothers]] and the [[Dawn Media Group]] in [[Pakistan]] began publishing the daily on 16 April 1978, making it the first English daily in the UAE.<ref>{{cite book|title=Mass Media in the Middle East:A Comprehensive Handbook|year=1994|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, CT|page=299|url=https://www.questia.com/read/23321662/mass-media-in-the-middle-east-a-comprehensive-handbook|author=Anantha S. Babbili|author2=Sarwat Hussain|editor=Yahya R. Kamalipour|editor2=Hamid Mowlana|chapter=United Arab Emirates|archive-date=26 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026203809/https://www.questia.com/read/23321662/mass-media-in-the-middle-east-a-comprehensive-handbook|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=oxf>{{cite book|title=The Report: Dubai 2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJbTzZEpl84C&pg=PA211|access-date=10 September 2014|year=2007|publisher=Oxford Business Group|isbn=978-1-902339-77-1|page=211}}</ref> The founding team consisted of [[Mahmoud Haroon]], Muzammil Ahmed, M.J. Zahedi, Malcolm Payne (the first editor-in-chief) and Iqbal Noorie (in charge of circulation). They were soon joined by Patrick Heyland who was in charge of advertising and promotion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/editorials-columns/a-newspaper-is-like-many-other-businesses-but-is-very-different-in-a-number-of-ways|title=A newspaper is like many other businesses but is very different in a number of ways|last=Payne|first=Malcolm|website=Khaleej Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226024026/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/editorials-columns/a-newspaper-is-like-many-other-businesses-but-is-very-different-in-a-number-of-ways|archive-date=26 December 2019|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref><br />
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The editorial staff of the paper includes multiple nationalities, mostly from the Indian subcontinent ([[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Sri Lanka]]), but also [[Emiratis]], Arabs from the wider region (notably Egyptians, Syrians and Jordanians), Lebanese, Mexicans, British, Americans and Filipinos.<ref name=pey/> The broadsheet comprises the general news section, ''City Times'' (lifestyle and entertainment), a business section, a sports section, the ''WKND'' magazine, and a classifieds section (Buzzon). The newspaper also consists of special reports and supplements which allow for community advertisements and other services. Its main competitors are ''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]'',<ref name="circ">{{cite news|last =Hope|first=Bradley|title=The 30-year-old Khaleej Times is on a recruiting drive|work=The National|location=Abu Dhabi|url=http://www.thenational.ae/business/media/the-30-year-old-khaleej-times-is-on-a-recruiting-drive|access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> ''[[Gulf News]]'' and, formerly, ''[[7days]]'', which closed in December 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-newspaper-7days-closes/|title=UAE newspaper 7Days closes down| magazine=[[Gulf Business]] |language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref><br />
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In September 2020, ''Khaleej Times'' introduced a free news subscription service on [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]], sending regular news updates every day to its subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai/how-to-sign-up-for-khaleej-times-alerts-on-telegram|title=How to sign up for Khaleej Times alerts on Telegram|website=Khaleej Times|language=en|access-date=2020-09-13}}</ref> On June 1, 2023, Khaleej Times, in an editorial published on its front page, announced that it will stop its print edition on weekends starting from June 3, 2023. The newspaper also informed its partners and advertisers about the change citing its digital-first strategy, commitment to sustainability and adoption to evolving media industry trends. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Awan |first=Tanvir |title=Khaleej Times stops printing on weekends - Dubai News Week |url=https://dubainewsweek.com/khaleej-times-stops-printing-on-weekends/ |url-status=live |archive-date=2023-06-01 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=dubainewsweek.com |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Additional publications==<br />
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''Young Times'' is aimed at children and is a popular magazine among 9 to 14 year olds.<br />
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''Buzzon carries'' local advertisements about cars, real estate, recruitment, educational services and matrimonial announcements.<br />
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''WKND'', a feature product, is published on Fridays. It discusses a range of topics that are of interest to men, women and children. Stories are balanced between topics and themes of local interest and international relevance.<br />
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KhaleejTimes.com is the global face of the newspaper on the internet. The online version offers additional stories and exclusives not found in the print version.<br />
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''Khaleej Times'' also publishes special supplements, including on the national days of countries including the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], [[Pakistan]] and [[India]].<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|https://www.khaleejtimes.com/}}<br />
* {{Newseum front page|UAE_KT}}<br />
* {{Telegram | name= Khaleej Times }}<br />
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