Al Watan (Saudi Arabia)

For other uses, see Al-Watan (disambiguation).

Al Watan
الوطن
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal
Founder(s)Assir Establishment for Press and Publishing
Editor-in-chiefDr. Othman al Sini
Founded30 September 2000; 24 years ago (2000-09-30)
Political alignmentIslamic, pro-reform
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersAbha
Circulation150,000 (as of 2007)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Al Watan (Arabic: الوطن, lit. 'The Homeland')[2] is a daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia. The chairman of the newspaper is Bandar bin Khalid.[3]

Al Watan's main publishing centre was at Abha in the south of the country. [4] The paper was based in the Asir province, the south-west of Saudi Arabia.[5] However, later its headquarters was moved to Jeddah.[6] In addition, it has publishing facilities in London, New York, Amman, and Cairo.[7]

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  2. ^ "The Saudi Question". PBS. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Who we are". Tufts University Alumni. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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  5. ^ "Saudi Arabia". Arab Press. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
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