''Al Bawaba'' (البوابة, Arabic for "the portal" or "the gate") is a news, blogging and media website headquartered in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ...

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with an office in

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. Since 2001 it publishes the Mena Report, which covers the business and economics in Arab world. Al Bawaba bills itself as "the largest independent producer and distributor of content in the Middle East... itha full-time staff of journalists and editors covering the Middle East and North Africa region's events and news".

History and content

''Al Bawaba'' was launched in 2000, and is owned by Al Bawaba Middle East Limited based in Amman, Jordan. It had an office in

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. 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), Sharekna (online photo and video management service), SyndiGate (digital content syndication service). It publishes news stories related to the

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. It has separate

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and

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sections.

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* * 2000 establishments in Jordan Internet properties established in 2000 Jordanian news websites English-language websites Arabic-language websites Mass media in Amman {{Jordan-stub