Al-Watan (Syria)

Al-Watan ( meaning The Homeland) is a Syrian Arabic language daily newspaper published in Syria.

History and profile

Al Watan was launched in 2006.[1][2] The paper is published by the Syrian Arab Publishing and Distributing Company. It is the country's first private daily newspaper since the 1960s (not counting the state party organ Al-Baath), but its editorial line and reporting is practically identical to that of the public-owned papers.[3] In fact, the owner of the daily is the cousin of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Rami Makhlouf.[1] Its sister daily is Al Iqtissadiya.[4]

The online edition of the paper was the 33rd most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[5]

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