The paper was founded by the Yemen Arab Republic government entity the Saba General Organization for Press alongside "Al-Jumhuryah" newspaper. Al-Thawra is based in Sana'a and had a pro-government stance. After the Houthi takeover in Yemen in 2015, the Houthi's captured "Al-Thawra" and turned it into a pro-Houthi outlet circulated only in the north of Yemen.