Al-Ba'ath Explained

Al-Baʻath
البعث
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Compact
Owners:Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Publisher:Abdullah Al-Ahmar
Language:Arabic
Political:Ba'athism
Publishing Country:Syria
Headquarters:Damascus, Syria
Website:albaathmedia.sy/

Al-Baʻth (Arabic: البعث|lit=The Resurrection) is an Arabic language newspaper published by the Baʻth Party in Syria and other Arab countries and territories, including Lebanon and Palestine.

History

Al-Baʻath was founded in 1948[1] and is an organ of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Syria.[2] In addition to the daily, there are also three more state-owned papers in Syria, Al Thawra, Tishreen and Syria Times.[3] Al Ba'ath is based in Damascus.[4]

From 2002 to 2004 Mahdi Dakhlallah was the editor-in-chief of Al Ba'ath.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Dany Badran. Democracy and Rhetoric in the Arab World. The Journal of the Middle East and Africa. 2013. 4. 1. 65–86. 10.1080/21520844.2013.772685. 143657988.
  2. Book: David Commins. David W. Lesch. Historical Dictionary of Syria. 2013. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7966-9. 252.
  3. Ghadbian. Najib. Contesting the state media monopoly: Syria on Al Jazira Television. Meria. Summer 2001. 5. 2. 4 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221902/http://www.gloria-center.org/meria/2001/06/ghadbian.pdf. 4 October 2013. dead.
  4. Book: Miriam Cooke. Dissident Syria: Making Oppositional Arts Official. 2007. Duke University Press. 978-0-8223-4035-5. 8.
  5. News: Blanford. Nicholas. Censors ease up on Syrian press. 2 October 2013. The Christian Science Monitor. 28 November 2004. Damascus.
  6. News: Aji. Albert. Syria ousts 8 Cabinet ministers in shakeup. 2 October 2013. The Boston Globe. 5 October 2004. AP. Damascus.