Al Nisr Group, headquartered in Dubai, is one of the largest and most progressive multimedia conglomerates of the Gulf, with activities spanning print media to digital media and broadcasting. Companies within the Group include Al Nisr Publishing LLC, Al Nisr Media FZ LLC, Al Nisr Distribution, Gulf News Broadcasting and BIA.

Al Nisr Publishing is publisher of Gulf News, Tabloid, Friday, Weekend Review, Unwind, Explore, Funday, e+, GN Quarterly Financial Review, Classifieds, Appointments, Properties, Freehold, 4Men and Good Food. Aquarius, InsideOut, Wheels, Property, Freehold Monthly, Red Hot, In Dubai and XPRESS are published by Al Nisr Media FZ LLC.

Al Nisr Group electronic media includes the portal gulfnews.com which has average monthly figures of around 1.6 million visitors and nearly 28.4 million page views in 2009; GNAds4U, the one-stop shop for Classifieds has average monthly figures of around 510,000 visitors and 27.8 million page views during the same period.

Gulf News Broadcasting manages the popular Radio 1 & 2 and BIA is the publisher of 'Travel Retail & Duty Free Markets'.

Al Nisr Distribution LLC boasts the largest pan-Emirates print media distribution network. It also has a highly successful Direct Marketing arm catering to various below-the-line activities.

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 affirmed by the IPSOS Media CT – NMA-UAE 2009 survey and also the BPA Worldwide audit for the six month period ending March 09, confirming an average daily circulation of 124,380.

To sustain leadership for more than two decades of a thirty year span is truly commendable, but to continue with increasing that lead and widening the gap with its nearest competitor is a matter of great pride and, Gulf News has the distinction of achieving just that.

Apart from its commercial 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 Arab Strategy Forum, the ECSSR conferences and the IAA World Congress, from the Ravi Shankar and Elton John concerts, to 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 International Racing Carnival since its inception and is proud to sponsor once again, in 2010, the landmark year of the inauguration of the spectacular Meydan.