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Al-Monitor
U.S. center-left, Middle East focus
Al-Monitor is a Washington, D.C.-based digital outlet specializing in Middle East news and analysis, owned by Syrian-born U.S. businessman Jamal Daniel through Crest Media LLC. It leans slightly left-center in editorial framing and draws on contributors from across the Middle East region. Its coverage of the Trump administration's Middle East policy—including Iran, Syria, and Gaza—is analytical rather than openly partisan, mixing scrutiny with contextual reporting.
Owned byPrivately owned by Crest Media LLC, controlled by founder Jamal Daniel, a Syrian-born Houston-based entrepreneur; North Base Media has held a management partnership since 2018
LeaningU.S. center-left, Middle East focus
On the administrationmixed
2.5average bias score across 2 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun