al-watan.com media bias and reliability
al-watan.com is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 33 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is al-watan.com biased?
al-watan.com is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is al-watan.com left or right?
al-watan.com is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is al-watan.com reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for al-watan.com. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What al-watan.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with al-watan.com’s own report linked underneath.
Israeli settlers have been involved in attacks on Palestinian olive trees and theft of olives in the West Bank. Reports indicate an acceleration of these incidents ahead of an upcoming Israeli election, with differing perspectives on land and crop ownership.
al-watan.com reported it asHundreds of Attacks on Olive Farmers. (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia experienced two attacks on an airport and an oilfield, resulting in the death of one Indian national and injuries to others. India's Ministry of External Affairs has condemned the incidents.
al-watan.com reported it asAttacking an Airport in Hadramawt (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, told visiting Pakistani army chief Asim Munir that no enriched nuclear material will be exported. He added that talks with the United States will not resume until seven U.S. conditions are met, while President Masoud Pezeshkian also rejected negotiations under U.S. pressure.
al-watan.com reported it asTehran: America's Response to Our Proposal Is Insufficient. (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
The United States issued security alerts for Americans in twelve Middle Eastern countries on October 18, 2026, warning of potential flight cancellations and airspace closures. The advisories cited Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian civilian airports as a cause for the warnings.
al-watan.com reported it asThe Tension in His Atom. (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called for an emergency parliamentary session to authorise him to approve any defence assistance requests from Saudi Arabia. The move follows escalating attacks on the kingdom by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis. El-Sisi also confirmed he would not seek to extend his presidency beyond 2030.
al-watan.com reported it asThe Force Is in the Way of the Math. (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the possibility of a new large-scale military operation against Iran last week. Trump publicly stated on October 8 that the US would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections.
al-watan.com reported it asAmerica Is Studying the Use of the Mother of Bombs. (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
A Houthi missile hit Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, killing one person and wounding about twelve. Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia condemned the strike as a dangerous escalation. Japan's foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi also issued a statement of condemnation and condolences on 11 October.
al-watan.com reported it asTargeting the Sana ' a Oil Station (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Alexus Grynkewich, has outlined a strategy for countering any attack on alliance members. The "theory of victory" involves a three-step approach to "block, blunt and break" an aggressor, amid ongoing warnings about potential Russian escalation.
al-watan.com reported it asNATO's Waving a Deterrent. (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
An explosion involving unexploded ordnance near Israel's northern border with Lebanon injured up to 20 people, including students and teachers on a field trip. One fatality was reported, and the incident is under investigation.
al-watan.com reported it asIsraeli Death and Injury (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
The Saudi-led coalition asked civilians to evacuate the area around the Yemen Petroleum Company in Sanaa ahead of planned operations. Houthi rebels stated a harsh response would follow.
al-watan.com reported it asAttacks on Houthi Sites in Ta ' Izz (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
The Saudi-led coalition conducted airstrikes on oil facilities west of Sanaa, Yemen. This action follows a coalition warning for residents to evacuate the area and Houthi threats of a severe response.
al-watan.com reported it asAttacks on Houthi Sites in Ta ' Izz (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported that Saudi Arabia struck Sanaa International Airport. This comes amid escalating clashes, with the Saudi-led coalition previously accusing Houthis of an attack on Riyadh's airport that caused civilian casualties.
al-watan.com reported it asAttacks on Houthi Sites in Ta ' Izz (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have warned civilians and employees to evacuate Saudi Aramco oil facilities, declaring them legitimate targets. This follows an evacuation warning issued by the Saudi-led coalition for a facility in Sanaa.
al-watan.com reported it asAttacks on Houthi Sites in Ta ' Izz (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
Houthi rebels have encircled Taiz, Yemen, a city of over one million people, cutting off most access to supplies. Residents fear running out of food and fuel, recalling a previous, harsh siege. Explosions are audible in surrounding areas, with some strikes hitting the city.
al-watan.com reported it asBombarding of Al-Houthi Sites (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
The Pentagon has instructed the US Central Command to complete preparations for resuming major combat operations against Iran. US and Israeli sources suggest strikes could occur before the US midterm elections, with potential targets including energy facilities.
al-watan.com reported it asOrders for the U.S. Army to Prepare. (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
A Houthi missile hit Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, killing one person and wounding about twelve. Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia condemned the strike as a dangerous escalation. Japan's foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi also issued a statement of condemnation and condolences on 11 October.
al-watan.com reported it asThe Neutralisation of the Houthia 1860 (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
August Hanning, former chief of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason. He is accused of passing nearly 2,000 sensitive documents to his former office manager for financial gain.
al-watan.com reported it asGermany Has Stopped Its Former Intelligence Director. (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
For the first time, astronomers have detected radio signals directly from an exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, located 63.4 light-years away. The signals, likely from the planet's aurora, suggest a powerful magnetic field, offering new insights into planetary environments beyond our solar system.
al-watan.com reported it asA Signal From a Distant Planet. (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that a decision on Iran was imminent, warning that Tehran would face either "the easy way or the hard way." He also claimed Iran was abandoning its nuclear weapons program and had been "decimated."
al-watan.com reported it asTramp: Studying Easy and Difficult Choices (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks with a statement that acknowledged the Hamas massacre while also criticizing Israel's subsequent actions in Gaza. He stated that suffering continued through Israel's actions, which he described as genocide.
al-watan.com reported it asTotal Closure of the West Bank (opens al-watan.com in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed al-watan.com. We asked on 11 October 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
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- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 33
- Reports listed
- 34
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 10 August 2026
34 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. al-watan.com has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 33 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of al-watan.com: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 23 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 23 October 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
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