How to Get Featured in Khaleej Times
Khaleej Times is one of the UAE's oldest English dailies, with unusually deep reach among the country's resident communities. Here is how coverage works.
Khaleej Times is one of the oldest English-language newspapers in the UAE, and its readership looks different to the other nationals in a way that matters commercially.
Who actually reads it
Khaleej Times has particularly strong penetration among the UAE's large resident expatriate communities, especially the South Asian professional population that makes up a substantial share of the country.
For a consumer-facing business, that is frequently a better audience than a pure business title. These are the people who buy things, use services, and make everyday commercial decisions across the Emirates.
Why that beats a business masthead sometimes
Founders default to business publications because they sound more serious. But if you sell to people rather than to boardrooms, a paper the working population actually reads does more for you than one their CFO might.
Match the publication to who buys from you, not to which name sounds most impressive in a pitch deck.
What gets coverage
Stories with a genuine UAE connection: businesses serving the local market, people with real standing in their community or field, developments that affect residents, and human-interest angles with local resonance.
The newsroom is covering the country its readers live in. A story that could have run anywhere is a story with no reason to run here.
Two different products
As with every national title, there is a difference between earned journalism, where a reporter chooses to write about you, and a secured placement, which is a written feature produced to your brief. The first cannot be bought. The second can, and there is nothing wrong with it as long as it is described accurately.
Ask which one is on the table before you pay for anything.
Getting started
Publisive places clients in Khaleej Times and across the UAE press. You tell us what you want to be known for, we write it, you approve it, and we handle the placement.
See how we work in the UAE, or the Khaleej Times placement page.
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Frequently asked questions
01Who reads Khaleej Times?
It has particularly strong penetration among the UAE's large resident expatriate communities, especially South Asian professionals, which makes it a strong fit for consumer-facing businesses across the Emirates.
02Can you get a Khaleej Times placement?
Yes. Publisive secures placements there: a feature written to your brief that you approve before it publishes. Earned journalism, where a reporter chooses to cover you, is a separate thing and is not for sale.
03Khaleej Times or Gulf News?
Gulf News has the larger overall readership; Khaleej Times reaches the resident working population more deeply. If you sell to people rather than boardrooms, that difference usually favours Khaleej Times.
