# Kuwait Times

> Kuwait Times is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Kuwait. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Non-aligned**.

- **Domain:** kuwaittimes.com
- **Website:** https://kuwaittimes.com
- **Country:** Kuwait
- **Region:** Middle East
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Non-aligned
- **Founded:** 1961

## About

Kuwait Times claims a first that no rival can: the Gulf's original English-language daily, founded in 1961. It covers Kuwaiti politics, business and society for a mixed local and expatriate readership, working within red lines that bar criticism of the Emir and religion. In the freest of the Gulf's tightly held media markets, it reads as cautious by design, candid where it can be and quiet where it must.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Privately held by the founding Alyan family group, which also runs the digital outlet Kuwait News.
- **Funding:** Advertising-supported, under family ownership with no state stake.
- **Focus areas:** Kuwait and Gulf news, business, and regional affairs.


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-29. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 6 (4 themes).

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