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''Alwatan'' ((アラビア語:الوطن), ''The Homeland'') is a daily Arabic newspaper published in Oman and distributed internationally. It was founded in 1971 and was first published on January 28, 1971. It is the first and oldest Omani newspaper. ''Alwatan'' has a daily circulation of 40,000. ==History== ''Alwatan'' was founded in 1971 to be the first Omani newspaper. It was first published on January 28, 1971. Alwatan was planned to be a daily newspaper but due to problems in printing it was published on a weekly basis in Beirut, Lebanon.〔 The newspaper's editor-in-chief at the time was Nasr Ibn Mohammed al-Taei. It ceased its publication and moved to Cairo, Egypt after the Lebanese Civil War; it later moved to Kuwait City, Kuwait.〔〔 When Mohammed Ibn Suleiman al-Taei became editor-in-chief, he immediately started planning to expand and make ''Alwatan'' a daily newspaper. He employed new employees and journalists, and changed the newspaper's display and organization. On January 28, 1984, ''Alwatan'' became a daily newspaper.〔 In August 1988, ''Alwatan'' founded their own publishing establishment in Oman, where the newspaper is still being published. ''Alwatan'' published its first issue from Oman on August 26, 1988.〔 In 1996, ''Alwatan'' switched to the Broadsheet format and set its slogan. On July 18, 1997, ''Alwatan'' launched its Internet website and service, providing readers access to its articles.〔〔〔 In 1999, ''Alwatan'' changed to glossy paper, and became the first newspaper to use this type of paper in Oman. In 2001, ''Alwatan'' increased the number of the newspaper's pages and added new sections to celebrate the newspaper's 30th anniversary.〔〔 ''Alwatan'' has been credited with the improvement of Omani arts and sports and is considered the only reliable source for the history of sports in Oman.〔 ''Alwatan'' has deployed journalists in the capital cities of the all the major Arab and Western countries.〔 As of 2007, ''Alwatan'' has 187 employees and is the best-selling newspaper in Oman.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alwatan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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