Al-Watan Kuwait Newspaper is a Kuwaiti Arabic language daily published by the Al Watan publishing house. The editor in chief is Khalifa Al Ali Al Sabah, a member of the Kuwaiti ruling family, Al Sabah.

The paper was launched in 1974.In April 2014, the paper and Alam Al Youm were temporarily closed down for two weeks by the Kuwaiti government due to the publication of a videotape allegedly showing former senior officials plotting a coup in Kuwait.In June 2014, both papers were again shut down for five days because of the same reason.

In February 2015 the Kuwaiti government again shut down Al Watan for positions critical of the government.This has led to criticism of the Kuwaiti government by International agencies such as the Committee to Protect Journalists whose Middle East and North Africa program coordinator, Sherif Mansour said, “The great lengths to which Kuwait has gone to silence Al-Watan belie the government claim that the paper’s shutdown is due to financial requirements. We call on Kuwaiti authorities to foster an environment in which the public has access to a variety of independent voices. They can begin with allowing Al-Watan to resume printing.”

The circulation of Al Watan was 86,000 copies in 2001 and it was the second best selling newspaper in the country.The 2006 circulation of the paper was 100,000 copies.

The paper’s online version was the second most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.