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.
Al-Thawra Al-Souria is based in
Damascus. During the
COVID-19 pandemic, former President
Bashar al-Assad’s regime stopped printing daily newspapers due to rising printing costs and distribution challenges. Al Wahda institution is the publisher of the daily in addition to
Tishreen and
Syria Times. After the
fall of the Assad regime, the newspaper was relaunched on 1 December 2025, returning to print for the first time since 2020 as a modern platform combining print, digital, and interactive formats. Information Minister
Hamza al-Mustafa said the relaunch marks Syria’s reclaimed voice after decades of censorship, calling it “a statement of presence and identity.” ==See also==