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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.
Gunmen Seize 50 Tourist Office Workers
Tareek al-Shaab is issued by the Iraqi Communist Party.
Babylon Governor Probes Chlorine Incident
Al-Mashriq is published daily by Al-Mashriq Institution for Media and Cultural Investments.
Kurdish Intellectuals Try to Mediate Between PKK and Turkish Government
Awene is an independent Kurdish newspaper issued weekly.
PUK: Sulaimaniyah Ministers Should Move to Erbil
Kurdistani Nwe is published daily by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Tribal Leaders Urge Arabs to Stop Violence in Basra
Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture and Arts.
Chlorine Gas Poisons Hilla Residents
Al-Mashriq is published daily by Al-Mashriq Institution for Media and Cultural Investments.
Reconciliation Conference To Begin June 20
Baghdad is a daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National Accord.
Opinion: The President in Basra
Al-Bayan is issued four times weekly by Maliki's Islamic Da'wa Party.