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Iraqi Press Monitor
Years active: 2005-2007
IWPR's Iraqi Press Monitor is a daily survey of the main stories in Iraq's newspapers. It features the top stories of the day. Stories are selected and summarised by Ali Kadhim Marzook in Baghdad and Mariwan Hama-Saeed in Sulaimaniyah.
Formation of the New Government
London-based Asharq al-Awsat, a pro-Saudi independent paper, is issued daily.
Kidnappers of Interior Minister's Sister Arrested
Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture, and Arts.
Saddam Describes Rizkar As Patriotic
Al-Bayyna is a weekly paper issued by the Hezbollah movement in Iraq.
Electricity Blackouts
Al-Sabah al-Jadeed is an independent daily paper.
(Ja'afari Encourages Journalists to) Write Freely
Al-Sabah is a daily independent publicly owned newspaper.
Clashes in Samawa
London-based Azzaman is issued daily by Saad al-Bazaz.
Najafi Asks for Freeing Iraq from Crisis
Baghdad is a daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National Accord.
Negotiations with Insurgents Threatens the Security
Al-Iraq al-Yoom is a weekly newspaper issued by Isra Shakir.
Al-Aloosi: Support Government with a National Agenda
Al-Adala is issued daily by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.