Syrian News Channel, also known as Alikhbaria Syria or Al-Ikhbariyah Syria, is a Syrian free-to-air television news channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster GART.[2]
It was launched on 15 December 2010. The channel relaunched alongside a new identity on 5 May 2025,[3] after its broadcasts were suspended for a few months following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. It broadcast nationwide on digital terrestrial television (DTT) and on various satellites.
History
During the Syrian civil war
On 12 June 2012, a car of the Syrian News Channel became the target of an armed attack by a group of gunmen in the town of Al-Haffa near the city of Latakia. Syrian News Channel correspondent Mazen Mohammad was hit in his hand while cameraman Fadi Yakoub was hit in his chest.