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 French mandate. The below is a list of newspapers in Syria. National political newspapers Tishreen, Official daily Al-Thawra, Official daily Al-Watan, Independent daily Baladna, Government-aligned daily Enab Baladi, Independent weekly 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 Qassioun (Damascus) Al-Jamahir (Aleppo), daily Al-Ouruba (Homs), daily Al-Wehda (Lattakia), daily Al-Jabal (Sweida), weekly Al-Fidaa (Hamah), daily Al-Furat (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 Revolution Youth Union Defunct newspapers Ad Domari, satirical weekly, lasted for 104 issues only, as it was closed by the authorities in July 2003. Al Alam, independent daily (1946–1950), issued by Al-Alam publishing house, which was owned by Izzat Husrieh 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 Syria Times, English language daily that was a sister publication of Tishreen See also List of newspapers References Further reading Syria Newspapers