Al Watan (Saudi Arabia)
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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]
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal |
Founder(s) | Assir Establishment for Press and Publishing |
Editor-in-chief | Dr. Othman al Sini |
Founded | 30 September 2000; 23 years ago (2000-09-30) |
Political alignment | Islamic, pro-reform |
Language | Arabic |
Headquarters | Abha |
Circulation | 150,000 (as of 2007)[1] |
Website | Official website |
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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]