Al Bawaba

*Al Bawaba*
Native name	البوابة
Available in	Arabic, English
Founded	2000
Headquarters	Amman, Jordan
URL	albawaba.com

Al Bawaba (Arabic: البوابة, lit. 'The Portal, The Gate') is a 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

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] It publishes news stories related to the Middle East. It has separate English and Arabic sections.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "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

Official website

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[1] Slackman, Michael (21 September 2008). "Generation Faithful Young and Arab in Land of Mosques and Bars". The New York Times.

[Barnhurst2007-2] 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.

[3] Derhally, Massoud (30 May 2001). "MENA Report launched by Al Bawaba". Arabian Business. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[Website-4] "The Al Bawaba Group corporate page". Al Bawaba.

[5] "Al Bawaba". MediaME. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[6] "Company Overview of Al Bawaba Middle East Limited". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

[7] "World news guide: Middle East". The Guardian. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

[8] "Archived Al Bawaba Games homepage from August 2001". 13 August 2001. Archived from the original on 13 August 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

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