Elaph.com is the first daily Arab independent online newspaper ever, not associated with any established print or broadcast medium, It was launched in London in May 2001 by Elaph Publishing.

Elaph news portal offers its readers instant news from all around the world, competing vigorously with Arab and international well known News portals and news agencies. It involves pages on politics, business, culture, health, sports, music, cinema, fashion, features, reports, newspapers, technology, writers, opinions, special news, video news and an active interactive platform that made it the most visited website in the Arab world in 2012, after being awarded the Artistic Creativity Award in 2007, a prize offered by Arab Thought Foundation.