Al-Watan (Qatar)

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Al Watan
الوطن
Type
Circulation
15,000 (2008)
WebsiteAl Watan website

Al-Watan (

Arabic language political newspaper based in Doha, Qatar.[1] The paper is one of the three Arabic newspapers in the country along with Al Raya and Al Sharq.[2]

History and circulation

Al-Watan was founded in 1995

press censorship.[4] Its parent company is Dar Al Watan Printing, Publishing and Distribution Company WLL. With the publication of the daily the other leading Qatari Arabic paper Al Raya lost its one-third of its circulation.[5] The 2008 circulation of the daily was 15,000.[6]

In 2020 the website Industry Arabic named Al-Watan as the fourth influential Arabic newspaper.[3]

Ownership

The former foreign minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, owns half of the newspaper.[7]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-57273-303-9
  2. ISBN 978-1-4411-0239-3
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  3. ^ a b "Ranked: The Most Influential Arabic Newspapers (2020 Edition)". Industry Arabic. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Clients". KnowledgeView. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  5. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6
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  6. ^ "Media sustainability index 2008" (PDF). IREX. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Arab Media Review: Anti-semitism and other trends" (PDF). Anti-Defamation League (ADL). July–December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.

External links

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