It will come out every week starting late February or early March. A few weeks ago, President Bashar Assad allowed all political parties, allies of the ruling Baath party, to issue their own newspapers. Formerly, all papers were owned by the government or the ruling party. Mr Assad's decision was seen as a move toward relaxing the authoritarian rule he inherited when he succeeded his father, Hafez Assad, who died in June last year. The last privately owned newspaper was shut down when the Baath party seized control of the country in 1963.
Paper receives official warning.
Ukraine TV Channel accuses Kuchma of attempting to muzzle media. The channel, partly owned by overseas interests, is considered one of the most popular and objective in the country. Mr Kuchma is at the centre of an unprecedented political scandal, with the opposition accusing him of involvement in the murder of a journalist. Some 8,000 protesters calling for the Ukrainian President to step down marched through Kiev on Tuesday, in the latest in a series of protests. His headless, acid-burnt body was discovered in November and was only formally identified in January.