Daily offering

I like the Khaleej Times. After coming here, the impression gathered was that the Gulf News was THE paper to read just as people would rate the Times of India over The Hindu in India. The TOI of course presents news in a way that would interest the layperson unlike TH. But GN was the dense one here delivering news analysis in a bulky supplement section while leaving the main paper bare save for the ads.
Not so KT. It is orderly and keeps the news eye-catching at the first glance itself. There's a section for everyone - the first half is of course dedicated to national news and how the country is progressing especially the emirate of Dubai. There's cause for celebration every day -- Dubai gets its first robot lifeguard, indoor tropical rainforest, opera house apart from the world's largest indoor ski, tallest tower and man-made island in the shape of a palm tree. A dynamic leadership that aims to keep the desert in bloom and pursue the happiness quotient. The bad 'uns are caught and punished - the crimes, mainly by Asian expatriates, relate to extortion, rape, prostitution, fatal atrocities on kids by their nannies etc.
The paper lends emotional support  - for instance, for parents and their wards as when schools reopened after summer vacation, on how to cope with academic stress and peer pressure. A reflection of the state concern for public well-being.
The Edit/ Opinion page has analyses of issues across the world, from writers across the spectrum. My personal favorite is CP Surendran's India Mail.
Then comes the expatriates' section - two pages devoted to India, followed or preceded by a page for Pakistan, one for Asia/ Philippines, and then the International page. The pages dedicated give out the percentage of expatriate population here. Mother Teresa's canonisation is celebrated as fervently by KT as would any newspaper in India; the blast in 'Duterte city' is front page news; while Brexit and the Democratic Convention received special focus with views from British and American expats here to boot.
The Business and Sports supplements are daily fare while wknd magazine on Friday tells one what to do with the Friday-Saturday weekend. Fashion and beauty accessories, travel & dining options, recipes and interviews with the glitterati. Bollywood and Hollywood command equal attention, and their trivia gets special coverage in the City Times.