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Al Arabiya English
Saudi state-aligned (Gulf Arab, pro-Riyadh)
Al Arabiya English is the English-language news site of the Saudi-linked Al Arabiya channel, part of MBC Group, which is majority controlled by a Saudi state fund. Its coverage reflects Saudi and Gulf Arab priorities, such as Iran, regional security and US-Saudi ties. Its tone toward the Trump administration is mostly straightforward and often favorable where Washington's moves align with Riyadh's interests, such as the Saudi nuclear cooperation deal.
Owned byThe English-language arm of the Al Arabiya News Channel, which belongs to MBC Group. Saudi businessman Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim founded MBC Group in 1991. Reports say Saudi Arabia's state Public Investment Fund took a majority stake (about 60%) after 2018, leaving Al Ibrahim with a minority share. MBC is not formally a government agency, and exact stakes are not fully public.
LeaningSaudi state-aligned (Gulf Arab, pro-Riyadh)
On the administrationmostly neutral
2average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun