Newspapers were first published in Syria during the Ottoman era.[1] The first newspaper published in the country was Hadiqat al-Akhbar, published in 1857 by Khalil al-Khuri.[2] The number of the newspapers increased when the country was under French mandate.[1]
The below is a list of newspapers in Syria.
National political newspapers
- Tishreen, Official daily
- Al-Thawra Al-Souria, Official daily
- Al-Watan, Independent daily
- Syria Times, English language daily
- Baladna, Independent daily
- Enab Baladi, Independent weekly.[3]
Political parties' newspapers
- Al-Ba'ath, daily, official newspaper of the Ba'ath Party
- An Nour, weekly, official newspaper of the Syrian Communist Party (Unified), Yusef al-Faysal faction
- Sawt ash-Shaab, weekly, official newspaper of the Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash), Khaled Bakdash faction
- Al-Wahdawi, weekly, official newspaper of the Socialist Unionists Party
Local newspapers
- Kassioun (Damascus)
- Al-Jamahir (Syrian newspaper) (Aleppo), daily[a]
- Al-Ouruba (Homs), daily
- Al-Wehda (Syrian newspaper) (Lattakia), daily
- Al-Jabal (Sweida), weekly
- Al-Fidaa (Hamah), daily
- Al-Furat (Syrian newspaper) (Deir ez-Zor), daily
Specialist newspapers
- Al-Mawqef Al-Riadi, sports weekly
- Al-Iqtissadiya, economic weekly
Restricted circulation newspapers
- Al-Ghad, student half-monthly, published by the National Union of Syrian Students
- Al-Maseera, published by the Revolutionary Youth Union
Defunct newspapers
- Ad Domari, satirical weekly, lasted for 104 issues only, as it was closed by the authorities in July 2003.[4]
- Al Alam, independent daily (1946–1950), issued by Al-Alam publishing house, which was owned by Izzat Husrieh
- AlifBa, published in Damascus between 1930 and 1950
- Al Qabas (Damascus), owned by Najeeb Al Rayes
- Nidal ash-Shaab, issued irregularly, the official newspaper of the Syrian Communist Party until 2001; the public sale of the newspaper was prohibited by the Syrian government, and it was delivered to party members only
See also
Notes
- Not to be confused with Al-Jamahir, a defunct Egyptian newspaper (1947-1955) or Sawt al-Jamahir from Iraq.
References
- David Commins; David W. Lesch (5 December 2013). Historical Dictionary of Syria. Scarecrow Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-8108-7966-9. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- Donald J. Cioeta (May 1979). "Ottoman Censorship in Lebanon and Syria, 1876-1908". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 10 (2): 167–186. doi:10.1017/s0020743800034759. JSTOR 162125. S2CID 163019820.
- "Enab Baladi printed and distributed in Damascus after over a decade". Enab Baladi. 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- "Problems of the Arab press". Al Bab. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
Further reading
- Neil MacFarquhar (2 April 2013), "Syrian Newspapers Emerge to Fill Out War Reporting", New York Times