List of newspapers in Syria

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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[]

Political parties' newspapers[]

Local newspapers[]

Specialist newspapers[]

Restricted circulation newspapers[]

  • , student half-monthly, published by the
  • , published by the Revolution Youth Union

Defunct newspapers[]

  • Enab Baladi, Arabic and English Newspaper & Online News Website
  • , satirical weekly, lasted for 104 issues only, as it was closed by the authorities in July 2003.[3]
  • Al Alam, independent daily (1946–1950), issued by Al-Alam publishing house, which was owned by Izzat Husrieh
  • (Damascus), owned by Najeeb Al Rayes
  • , 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[]

  • List of newspapers

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Problems of the Arab press". Al Bab. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

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