Al-Ba'ath

Al-Ba'ath (Arabic: البعث, lit. 'The Resurrection') is an Arabic language newspaper published by the Ba'ath Party in Syria and other Arab countries and territories, including Lebanon and Palestine.

Al-Ba'ath
البعث

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Compact
Owner(s)	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Publisher	Abdullah Al-Ahmar
Founded	1948; 77 years ago (1948)
Political alignment	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
Language	Arabic
Headquarters	Damascus, Syria
Country	Syria
Website	albaathmedia.sy/
Media of Syria List of newspapers

History

Al-Ba'ath was founded in 1948^[1] as an organ of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Syria.^[2] In addition to the daily, there are also three more state-owned papers in Syria: Al Thawra, Tishreen and Syria Times.^{[3][needs update?]} Al-Ba'ath is based in Damascus.^[4]

From 2002 to 2004 Mahdi Dakhlallah was the editor-in-chief of Al-Ba'ath.^[5][6]

Following the fall of the Assad regime, the editorial board of Al-Ba'ath published a statement announcing its intention to continue publishing and its support of the Syrian transitional government.^[7]

See also

• List of newspapers in Syria