Elaph.com is the leading around the clock Arabic news portal. Launched on 21 May 2001, it soon became the number one source of instant news from around the world. With over 90 staff, correspondents and freelance writers spread across the globe, elaph.com covers news when and where it occurs instantly. In addition to its home page, elaph.com publishes specialist pages covering politics, business, culture, health, sports, music, cinema, fashion, features, reports, technology, writers, opinions, and special news. More pages are continuously being planned. Video news is another new service on elaph.com. With a global audience of 1.3 million unique users per month (August 2010) and a monthly average of nearly 9 million page views.