List of newspapers in Syria

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
 * Syria Times, English language daily
 * Baladna, Independent daily

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.
 * Enab Baladi, Independent weekly, announced closure on 23 November 2023.
 * Al Alam, independent daily (1946–1950), issued by Al-Alam publishing house, which was owned by Izzat Husrieh
 * AlifBa, published in Damascus between 1930 and 1950
 * 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