Al-Thawra (newspaper)

This article is about Syrian newspaper. For Yemeni daily newspaper, see Al-Thawra (Yemen).
Al Thawra
Type Daily newspaper
Format Compact
Owner(s) Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Publisher Al Wahda Institution
Editor Khafal al Jarad
Editor-in-chief Ali Kassem
Founded 1 July 1963 (1963-07-01)
Political alignment Ba'athism
Language Arabic
Headquarters Damascus, Syria
Website Al Thawra

Al-Thawra, also referred to as Ath-Thawra, (Arabic: الثورة The Revolution) is an Arabic language newspaper published by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Syria.[1] Another newspaper with the same name was published by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Iraq but was disbanded during the invasion of Iraq in 2003 by the UK and the USA armies.

History

Al Thawra was first published on 1 July 1963.[2][3] It is the official newspaper of the Syrian government,[4] and mostly covers governmental initiatives in the social and economic areas.[1] There also other state-owned newspaper, namely Tishreen, Al Baath and Syria Times.[5]

Al Thawra is based in Damascus.[6] Al Wahda institution is the publisher of the daily in addition to Tishreen and Syria Times.[7] As of 2012 Ali Kassem was the editor-in-chief of Al Thawra.[8]

See also

List of newspapers in Syria

References

  1. 1 2 "Syria". Arab Press Network. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Salam Kawakibi (2010). "The Private Media in Syria" (PDF). University of Amsterdam and Hivos. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Dany Badran (2013). "Democracy and Rhetoric in the Arab World". The Journal of the Middle East and Africa 4 (1): 65–86. doi:10.1080/21520844.2013.772685. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Judith Pies; Philip Madanat (June 2011). "Media Accountability Practices Online in Syria" (PDF). MediaAct (10/2011). Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Ghadbian, Najib (Summer 2001). "Contesting the state media monopoly: Syria on Al Jazira Television" (PDF). Meria 5 (2). Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Miriam Cooke (14 August 2007). Dissident Syria: Making Oppositional Arts Official. Duke University Press. p. 8. ISBN 0-8223-4035-6. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Syria's Pavilion Best at Tehran's International Exhibition of the Press and News Agencies". Syrian Arab News Agency. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Syria grants license to new magazines, newspapers". Press TV. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
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