Enab Baladi

Enab Baladi is an independent Syrian news organization founded in 2011 in Daraya by civilian activists during the uprising against Bashar al-Assad. It operated for years from exile in Istanbul, becoming one of the most cited independent Syrian outlets, and returned to work inside Syria after the fall of the Assad government in December 2024. It publishes in Arabic and English.

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Enab Baladi at a glance

Country: Syria
Region: The Levant · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Enab Baladi

Crosswire groups Enab Baladi as Centrist for comparisons within Syria's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Enab Baladi sits in Syria's press

Enab Baladi is one of 3 outlets tracked in Syria and the only digital-native outlet tracked there. By outlets tracked, Syria ranks 19th of the 20 countries on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub, which lists 99 outlets in all.

Across the Middle East and North Africa, Crosswire tracks 16 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Enab Baladi outside Syria, starting with The Levant, are Jordan News (Jordan), The Times of Israel (Israel), Morocco World News (Morocco) and TSA (Tout Sur l'Algérie) (Algeria). Opening one of them beside Enab Baladi is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.