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Syria’s Al-Thawra newspaper relaunched its print edition on Tuesday, introducing a revamped identity and integrated media platform in what officials described as a step toward restoring the country’s long-diminished print journalism sector.
The launch ceremony was held at the National Center for Visual Arts in Damascus, with Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa in attendance.
He stated that the newspaper represents “the return of the nation’s voice, which Assad-era censorship had silenced for decades.”
He added that the revival of print journalism helps reshape a national identity and aims to serve as “a mirror of people’s suffering, their daily lives, and their hopes—within a space for free public debate.”
The minister explained that the newspaper’s new edition is not merely a print version but rather “an integrated platform—print, digital, and interactive.”
It carries the slogan “the comma of truth, the pillar of reconstruction” in an effort to position journalism within a media vision that contributes to rebuilding the state and society.
He also revealed the ministry’s intention to reactivate the newspapers Al-Hurriya and Al-Mawqif al-Riyadi, in addition to launching local papers in the provinces, to achieve better coverage across all regions.
Nour al-Din Ismail, editor-in-chief of Al-Thawra al-Suriyya, described the new edition as “a newspaper worthy of the new Syria,” expressing hope that it will become a space for dialogue and transparency that reflects the suffering of Syrians and their aspirations for a better future.
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