# Gulf News - Latest UAE News

> Breaking News From UAE & World

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id716643133](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id716643133)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id716643133`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gulf News
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (402 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.4.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2013-10-01
- **Size:** 36 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gulf-news-latest-uae-news/id716643133)
- **Website:** [https://gulfnews.com](https://gulfnews.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://gulfnews.com/gnmedia/privacy-policy-1.1376093](https://gulfnews.com/gnmedia/privacy-policy-1.1376093)

## Description

Gulf News is your trusted source for UAE breaking news, Dubai updates, and world news with real-time alerts and in-depth reporting. It covers business, travel, entertainment, lifestyle, sports, and technology across the UAE and Gulf, with headlines from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah.

This extension delivers a practical suite of features for on-the-go readers, including breaking news notifications, complete UAE, Gulf & world coverage, live gold rates, accurate prayer times, city weather updates, local videos and podcasts, a gratuity calculator based on UAE labor rules, and the ability to bookmark stories for later.

## Rankings

- #79,980 — Overall

## Review summary

Users consistently praise the app’s clean design and informative coverage, plus the refreshed format with features like videos and prayer times. The top drawbacks are intrusive, hard-to-control push notifications, persistent ads even for subscribers, and stability problems (crashes/bugs). Overall, it’s a strong content app with usable features, but performance and notification/ad management need improvement.

### Pros

- Clean, neat interface / clean look
- Informative and relevant coverage of Gulf and global news
- Refreshing new format with features like videos, prayer times, top stories and carousel swiping
- Easy to read / readable typography and layout
- Brings Gulf News website content to mobile for convenient access

### Cons

- Intrusive push notifications: frequent alerts that are hard to control or customize
- Persistent ads and ad coverage: ads persist even for subscribers and can disrupt reading
- Stability issues: crashes or buggy behavior on launch and during use

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id716643133)