Al-Thawra (Yemen) Explained

Al-Thawra
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:Government of Yemen (100%)
(prior 2015)
Houthis (100%)
(as of 2015)
Publisher:Al-Thawra Press & Publishing
Language:Arabic
Political:Pro-Houthi
Headquarters:Sana'a, Yemen

Al-Thawra (Arabic: الثورة The Revolution) is a Yemeni newspaper. It was founded on 29 September 1962,[1] and celebrated its golden jubilee in 2012.[2]

The paper was founded by the Yemen Arab Republic government entity the Saba General Organization for Press alongside Al-Jumhuryah newspaper. Al-Thawra is based in Sana'a and had a pro-government stance.[1] After the Houthi takeover in Yemen in 2015, the Houthi's captured Al-Thawra and turned it into a pro-Houthi outlet circulated only in the north of Yemen.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: William A. Rugh. Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. 11 September 2014. 2004. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-98212-6. 106.
  2. http://www.althawranews.net/portal/news-24169.htm الثورة تحتفي بيوبيلها الذهبي
  3. News: The Yemen War, Media, and Propaganda. Nasser. Afrah. theatlanticcouncil.org. 3 May 2017.