Gulf News, published by Al Nisr Publishing LLC, is the flagship publication of GN Media, which is one of the largest and most progressive multimedia organizations of the Gulf, with activities spanning print media to digital media and broadcasting.

Operating units under the GN Media umbrella include newspapers, magazines, broadcasting, digital media, contract publishing, commercial printing, niche publications and distribution.

All GN Media products have a unique distinction in that they are ‘leaders’ in their respective genres. GN Media newspapers include Gulf News, Tabloid, Tabloid on Saturday, Weekend Review, Classifieds, Appointments, Properties, Freehold and XPRESS. Magazines include Alpha, Aquarius, Friday, InsideOut, Scene and Wheels.

The distribution arm of GN Media boasts the largest pan-Emirates print media dstribution network. It also has a highly successful Direct Marketing section catering to various below-the-line activities.

The group’s electronic media includes the portal gulfnews.com, which has average monthly figures of around 1.3 million unique visitors and nearly 19.5 million page views in 2011. GNAds4U, the one-stop shop for Classifieds, has average monthly figures of around 619,000 visitors and 24.3 million page views during the same period.

Gulf News is the top English language website in the United Arab Emirates and 12th among Arab and English language websites in the region, according to Forbes Middle East 2011 Top Newspapers Online ranking in Middle East and North Africa region.

Gulf News, the flagship publication of the Al Nisr Group, is the leading English language newspaper of the region - a position it has occupied for many years. This fact is validated by the BPA Worldwide audit for the six month period ending in June 2011, confirming an average daily circulation of 111,825 and the IPSOS MediaCT - NRS - UAE - 2011 survey. In fact, Gulf News reaches more readers than all the other English dailies, combined.

Apart from its industry dominance, Gulf News also leads on the social and cultural front through its sponsorship of nearly every major international and local event, whether sporting, commercial or social.

From the ECSSR conferences to the IAA World Congress, from the Ravi Shankar and Elton John and Metallica concerts, to ballet and Shakespearean drama, Gulf News has been involved with a broad spectrum of events as sponsor and Official Newspaper

On the sporting front, Gulf News takes pride in its association with the Dubai Desert Classic, the Dubai Ladies Masters, the Dubai Rugby 7s, the Abu Dhabi World Golf Championship, the Dubai Tennis Championships and of course the major equestrian events of the region, the Dubai Show Jumping Championships, the Dubai International Racing Carnival and the Dubai World Cup.

Gulf News has been associated with the Dubai World Cup since inception. Gulf News has a threefold involvement with the Dubai World Cup. It is Official Newspaper of the event, publisher of the Dubai World Cup souvenir magazine and sponsor of the,
US 2 million dollar Dubai Golden Shaheen.