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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.
Proposed Kirkuk Region Violates the Constitution
Al-Ittihad is published daily by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Professors Flee Iraq
London-based Asharq al-Awsat, a pro-Saudi independent paper, is issued daily.
Sixty-Five Per Cent of Kurds Want Relations with Israel
Hawlati is an independent weekly Kurdish newspaper.
Fuel and Cooking Gas Crises Contained
Al-Bayyna is a weekly paper issued by the Hezbollah movement in Iraq.
Armed Group Kills Three Mosul University Students
Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture, and Arts.
American Forces Raid Sadr Office
Al-Bayan is issued four times weekly by prime minister Nuri al-Maliki's Islamic Dawa Party.
Red Cross Rescues Basra Victims
Al-Sabah is a daily newspaper supported by the Iraqi government.