Mr. Al-Toraifi supervises a network of hundreds of journalists based all over the world. Asharq Al-Awsat prints in fourteen Arab and international capitals daily and its digital platforms reach an audience of millions annually. Its printing centres are located in London, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, Baghdad, Casablanca, Cairo, Beirut, the United Arab Emirates, Frankfurt, New York, and in the summer in Marseille and Madrid and supply all major geographic areas. Asharq Alawsat was founded as a British company in London in 1978 and is the newspaper of choice for the elite and decision-makers. In the West it is often referred to as the Arab world’s International Herald Tribune. The newspaper combines the most influential Arab writers and thinkers with Western-style investigative journalism and in-depth coverage of Middle East issues.