[2] Al Eqtisadiah is reported to rapidly secure a loyal readership of Saudi executives and government officials.

[8] Al Eqtisadiah provides both news coverage and research, analysis and commentary on economic and business-related events at domestic, regional and international levels.

It monitors the developments throughout the Kingdom by focusing on social and economic trends and uncovering important issues that have impact on communities as well as the country's economy as a whole.

Additionally, daily in-depth articles published provide an analysis of how developments may affect the Saudi economy.

[5] Although Al Eqtisadiah was founded as a financial daily paper, it is equally known for its political content, often printing editorials and opinion harshly critical of the US on a number of fronts.

Specifically, Al Dossari harshly criticized Russia, especially Sergey Lavrov, for supporting Bashar al-Assad and argued that the same tactics used by Russia to oppress Muslim majority in Chechnya and the Caucasus have been used by Assad to oppress Sunni majority in Syria.

[12] The paper's website was the eighth among top 63 online newspapers of the Arab world in a ranking published by Forbes Middle East magazine in 2011.