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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.
UN Pushes Peace Initiative in Baghdad
Al-Sabah is a daily independent publicly owned newspaper.
UIA Wants Defence Ministry, Leaves Interior for Kurds
London-based Asharq al-Awsat, a pro-Saudi independent paper, is issued daily.
Al-Falujee: Sunnis Should Hold Either Defence or Interior Ministry
Azzaman is issued daily by journalist Saad al-Bazaz.
Fifteen Days to Form the Government
Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture and Arts.
Oil Smuggling Threatens Iraq's Economy
Al-Bayan is issued four times weekly by the Islamic Da'wa Party, chaired by prime minister Ibrahim al-Ja'fari.
Senior (Kurdish) Official Proposes Mass Resignations
Hawlati is an independent newspaper issued weekly by Ranj Print House.