Watan is a weekly Arab American newspaper dedicated to providing its constituency with up-to-date news breaking information. Watan was established in 1992 in Washington DC and has since expanded with three additional locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, California and New York.

Our mission is to provide customers with the most current, valuable, reliable and informative news on political, economical, social, cultural, and educational issues, which concern the Arab American community and their relations with the US society at-large. Our top-priority is ensuring that ethical business practices are followed through all of our business activities.

Watan seeks to achieve its goals through maintaining a positive relationship with the community, promotingbusiness through advertisements and coordinating efforts with Arab and Muslim American organizations to promote the achievements of the community as well as empowering them through active involvement in the political, media, social and educational sectors.