Al-Thawra (newspaper) explained

Al Thawra
الثورة
Chiefeditor:Ahmed Hamada
Editor:Maad Issa
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Compact
Owners:Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Publisher:Al Wahda Institution
Publishing Country:Syria
Language:Arabic
Political:Ba'athism
Headquarters:Damascus, Syria
Website:Al Thawra

Al-Thawra, also referred to as Ath-Thawra (Arabic: الثورة|lit=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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syria. Arab Press Network. 21 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120825124135/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=138. 25 August 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: Salam Kawakibi. The Private Media in Syria. University of Amsterdam and Hivos. 16 September 2014. 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042547/http://acimedit.be/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/The-private-media-in-Syria.pdf. 29 November 2014. dead.
  3. 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.
  4. Judith Pies. Philip Madanat. Media Accountability Practices Online in Syria. MediaAct. June 2011. 10/2011. 30 August 2014.
  5. 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.
  6. Book: Miriam Cooke. Dissident Syria: Making Oppositional Arts Official. 2007. Duke University Press. 978-0-8223-4035-5. 8.
  7. News: Syria's Pavilion Best at Tehran's International Exhibition of the Press and News Agencies. 3 October 2013. Syrian Arab News Agency. 3 November 2011.