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Al Raya ''Al Raya'' (Arabic: الراية; also known as ''Arrayah''; ''The Banner'') is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Doha, Qatar. It is semi-official newspaper of the country and is one of the five leading Qatari dailies. As for Arabic dailie ...

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Al Sharq ''Al Sharq'' (Arabic; الشرق; ''The Orient'') is an Arabic pro-government daily newspaper published in Doha, Qatar. The paper is one of the three leading Arabic newspapers in the country in addition to ''Al Raya'' and '' Al Watan''. History ...

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History and circulation

''Al-Watan'' was founded in 1995 and was the first newspaper to be launched in Qatar after the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, abolished

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. 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 ''

'' lost its one-third of its circulation. The 2008 circulation of the daily was 15,000. In 2020 the website Industry Arabic named ''Al-Watan'' as the fourth influential Arabic newspaper.

Ownership

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

References

External links

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