| Al Watan الوطن | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Founder: | Rami Makhlouf |
| Publisher: | Syrian Arab Publishing and Distributing Company |
| Editor: | Waddah Abed Rahbo[1] |
| Assoceditor: | Lara Touma |
| Newseditor: | Ganbalat Shakai |
| Political: | Pro-government |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Headquarters: | Damascus |
| Publishing Country: | Syria |
| Sister Newspapers: | Al Iqtissadiya |
| Website: | Al Watan.sy Al Watan Online.com |
Al-Watan (ar|الوطن|lit=The Homeland) is a privately owned government-aligned Syrian Arabic language daily newspaper published in Syria.
Al Watan was launched in 2006.[2] [3] 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.[4] In fact, the owner of the daily is the cousin of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Rami Makhlouf.[2] Its sister daily is Al Iqtissadiya.[5]
The online edition of the paper was the 33rd most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[6]
Prominent people: Douaa Jarkas