''Al-Thawra'', also referred to as ''Ath-Thawra'' (), is a state-owned
Arabic language
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newspaper formerly published by the
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Syria.
Following the
fall of the Assad regime
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, the newspaper redesigned its logo to feature the new anti-Baathist Syrian flag, marking a definitive break from its Baathist ideology.
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
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Generally, invasions have objectives ...
in 2003 by the UK and US armies.
History
''Al Thawra'' was first published on 1 July 1963. It is the official newspaper of the Syrian government, and mostly covers governmental initiatives in the social and economic areas.
[ There also other state-owned newspaper, namely '']Freedom
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In one definition, something is "free" i ...
'', '' Al Baath'' and ''Syria Times
''The Syria Times'' () is an English-language Syrian daily e-newspaper.
Profile
''The Syria Times'' was published by Tishreen Organization for Press and Publishing, a government-owned company that publishes the leading Arabic daily '' Tishreen' ...
''.
''Al Thawra'' is based in Damascus
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.editor-in-chief
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of ''Al Thawra''.
See also
*List of newspapers in Syria
Newspapers were first published in Syria during the Ottoman era. The first newspaper published in the country was '' Hadiqat al-Akhbar'', published in 1857 by Khalil al-Khuri. The number of the newspapers increased when the country was under Frenc ...
References
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1963 establishments in Syria
Newspapers established in 1963
Daily newspapers published in Syria
Arabic-language newspapers
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