Al Bawaba
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Native name | البوابة |
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| Available in | Arabic, English |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Amman, Jordan |
| URL | www |
Al Bawaba (Arabic: البوابة, lit. 'The Portal, The Gate') is a Middle East news, blogging[1] and media website headquartered in Amman, Jordan with an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] Since 2001 it has published the Mena Report, which covers the business and economics in Arab world.[3] Al Bawaba bills itself as "the largest independent producer and distributor of content in the Middle East... [with] a full-time staff of journalists and editors covering the Middle East and North Africa region's events and news".[4]
History and content
[edit]Al Bawaba was launched in 2000,[5] and is owned by Al Bawaba Middle East Limited based in Amman, Jordan.[6] It had an office in Kuwait.[7]
The network consists of several web portals and websites besides Al Bawaba, including Al Bawaba Blogs, Al Bawaba Music (music site), Al Bawaba Games (Later Gaming Zone[clarification needed]),[8] Sharekna (online photo and video management service), and SyndiGate (digital content syndication service).[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Slackman, Michael (21 September 2008). "Generation Faithful Young and Arab in Land of Mosques and Bars". The New York Times.
- ↑ Barnhurst, Kevin G. (2007). Media Q: Media/queered: Visibility and Its Discontents. Peter Lang. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-8204-9532-3. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ Derhally, Massoud (30 May 2001). "MENA Report launched by Al Bawaba". Arabian Business. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- 1 2 "The Al Bawaba Group corporate page". Al Bawaba.
- ↑ "Al Bawaba". MediaME. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Al Bawaba Middle East Limited". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "World news guide: Middle East". The Guardian. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Archived Al Bawaba Games homepage from August 2001". 13 August 2001. Archived from the original on 13 August 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
External links
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