Watan (newspaper)

Watan (Arabic: وطن يغرد خارج السرب, lit. 'A homeland that sings outside the flock') is a weekly Arab-American newspaper^[1][2][3] published by Watan News LLC.^[4] It was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1990 by journalist Nezam Mahdawi.^[5][6][7][8] In 1993, the newspaper moved its headquarters to Los Angeles, California.^[9][10][11]

Watan News started as a monthly newspaper, then became a weekly printed newspaper.^{[12][13][14][15]} It launched its news website in 1996.^[16]