The most prominent remains Arabic and English language newspapers.
Nowadays, the United Arab Emirates and mostly Dubai and Abu Dhabi publishes and produces many newspapers of international languages. In the United Arab Emirates, the right to grant publishing licenses to allow private ownership of newspaper is granted by a decree from the Ministers Council. Any offense is prohibited by the government, especially disrespect to regime of the United Arab Emirates, its symbols and the political system, the divine and Islamic beliefs and other religions, and the culture and heritage of the U.A.E. Indeed, Media in the United Arab Emirates are subject to national standards. The National Media Council censors review all imported media for content. Laws also govern press content and proscribed subjects.
By law, the National Media Council, which is appointed by the president, licenses all publications and issues press credentials to editors. The country's largest English- and Arabic language newspapers, Al Khaleej and Gulf News, are privately owned. Īl-Ittihad is today still government-owned. The first English daily, Khaleej Times, was launched in 1978. Other papers had been printed and circulated before that time, but because of print and publication issues, Al-Ittihad is still considered the first actual one. The first newspaper to appear in the United Arab Emirates was Al-Ittihad, considered the first proper Arabic-language newspaper in 1969, followed by Al Khaleej, the first Arabic daily, in 1970. Main article: List of newspapers in the United Arab Emirates