Al-Watan (Bahrain)

{{Other uses|Al-Watan (disambiguation)}}

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الوطن

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| type = Daily newspaper

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| publisher = Al Watan for Publishing and Distribution Company

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| chiefeditor = Yusuf Albinkhalil

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| foundation = {{start date and age|2005|12|10|df=yes}}

| political = pro-government

| language = Arabic

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| headquarters = Manama

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| website = [http://www.alwatannews.net/ Official website]

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Al Watan ({{lang|ar|الوطن|rtl=yes}}, meaning The Homeland) is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Manama, Bahrain. It is known to have a pro-government stance.

History and profile

Al Watan was launched on 10 December 2005.{{cite web|title=Al Watan newspaper - Bahrain|url=http://fikrconferences.org/en/alwatan-newspaper-bahrain|work=Fikr Conferences|accessdate=19 September 2013}}{{cite web|title=About IAA|url=http://www.iaa.bh/Achievements.aspx|publisher=Information Affairs Authority|accessdate=10 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072903/http://www.iaa.bh/Achievements.aspx|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}} The publisher of the daily is Al Watan for Publishing and Distribution Company.{{cite web|title=Al Watan Newspaper, Bahrain|url=http://www.araboo.com/site/bahrain-alwatannews-105089|work=Araboo|accessdate=19 September 2013}} Yusuf Albinkhalil is the editor-in-chief of the daily.{{cite news|title=Al Watan newspaper: HRH the Crown Prince's appointment as First Deputy Premier is a progressive outlook|url=http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/550815|accessdate=19 September 2013|work=Bahrain News Agency|date=12 March 2013}} Its board of advisers mostly includes Salafis.{{cite book|author=Frederic M. Wehrey|author-link=Frederic Wehrey|title=Sectarian Politics in the Gulf: From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmSsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA245|year=2013|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-16512-9|page=245}} The paper is based in Manama.{{cite web|title=Media Landscape. Bahrain|url=http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/media-landscape/media-landscape-0|work=Menassat|accessdate=4 October 2014|archive-date=29 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029152624/http://www.menassat.com/?q=en%2Fmedia-landscape%2Fmedia-landscape-0|url-status=dead}}

The online edition of the paper was the 46th most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.{{cite news|title=Forbes Releases Top 50 MENA Online Newspapers; Lebanon Fails to Make Top 10|url=http://www.jadaoun.com/2803/forbes-releases-top-50-mena-online-newspapers-lebanon-fails-to-make-top-10/|accessdate=11 September 2014|work=Jad Aoun|date=28 October 2010|archive-date=29 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729212745/http://www.jadaoun.com/2803/forbes-releases-top-50-mena-online-newspapers-lebanon-fails-to-make-top-10/|url-status=dead}}

Content and political stance

The daily has supplements in business and sports.

It is a pro-government daily newspaper according to Human Rights Watch.[https://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011/world-report-2011-bahrain World Report 2011: Bahrain] Human Rights Watch. However; the paper describes itself as independent. On the other hand, it is under the effect of Saudi Arabia through Salafi members of the advisory board.

See also

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