About Us

The Hub of Middle East Content  

Founded in 2000, Al Bawaba has grown to become a leading source of Middle East news, analysis and information, with a global team of researchers, journalists, experts and curators bringing regional stories to the wider world.

Through a sophisticated network of on-the-ground sources, licensed content providers, and an expert team of in-house editors, Al Bawaba has developed an editorial and content strategy which breaks boundaries in Middle East journalism and storytelling.

As an independently funded news source, Al Bawaba strives to share local news and insights from across the political spectrum, free from influence and censorship.

Al Bawaba covers regional and global events across News, Business, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, and Lifestyle in both English and Arabic.

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As a pioneer in the Middle East’s digital media landscape, Al Bawaba offers clients an unparalleled opportunity to engage with readers, listeners, and viewers across the MENA region and beyond. Whether it is through sponsored content, affiliate links, or display advertising, brands can reach a broad spectrum of B2B and B2C audiences across both major and niche market segments.

Press Release Service

Al Bawaba is the Middle East’s largest aggregator and distributor of press releases and corporate information. Hundreds of companies, government institutions, and NGOs across the MENA region trust Al Bawaba to effectively distribute their press releases to its network of global B2B information database and publishing platform clients. For more information about Al Bawaba Press Release service, please click here.

SyndiGate

Established in 2007, SyndiGate is a global content licensing agency (specialising in news) owned by Al Bawaba Group.

SyndiGate licenses and distributes content from 100,000+ global publishers and content services, with a primary focus on news content, plus select global publishing brands. Formats licensed by SyndiGate include news, features, interviews, photos, video, podcasts, economic and financial data, research, company information, people profiles, academic journals, plus deep news archives.

SyndiGate packages and provides the licensed content via feeds, FTP, Content APIs, Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose (for real-time delivery), or its content discovery platform DISCO.

DISCO

DISCO is an innovative and revolutionary digital content marketplace, where buyers can access, search for and acquire an instant license, to use, or republish premium content, all fully rights-cleared.

DISCO combines proprietary technology and world-class journalism. Our services are essential to publishers, broadcasters and brands who are hungry for trustworthy, multi-lingual content, that generates audiences and drives revenue.