Syria launches first official print newspaper since fall of Assad

Syria published the first print issue of the official Al Thawra Al Souriya newspaper Monday, the latest government-owned media outlet to launch since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad.

The move brings print media back for the first time in five years. Assad’s government stopped printing dailies during the Covid-19 pandemic, citing rising printing costs and distribution challenges.

Al Thawra Al Souriya, meaning “the Syrian revolution” in Arabic, will replace Al Thawra, which was an Assad-era state newspaper.

Information Minister Hamza…