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Newspapers In Iraq
The first newspaper in Iraq was '' Journal Iraq'' published by Ottoman Wali, Dawud Pasha, in Baghdad in 1816. This is a list of newspapers in Iraq. A–G * ''Al Anbaa'' (Fallujah) * '' Al Hawza'' (defunct) *'' Al-Mada'' *'' Al-Mashriq'' * '' Al-Mustaqilla'' (Baghdad; defunct) *'' Al-Mutamar'' * '' Al-Sabaah'' * '' Awena'' (Iraqi Kurdistan) * ''Azzaman'' * ''Babel'' *'' Bahra'' * ''Bashira'' (Fallujah; defunct) *Ath-Thawra (Ba'athist Iraq;Disbanded after 2003) H–Z * ''Hawlati'' (Iraqi Kurdistan) *'' Iraq Today'' (English) * '' Iraq World'' (Baghdad) * ''Iraqi News''iraqinews.com * '' Karbala News'' (Karbala) * '' Ktabat''kitabat.com *'' The Kurdish Globe'' * '' Renwen'' (Khanaqin, Iraqi Kurdistan) * '' Rozhnama'' (Iraqi Kurdistan) *''SOMA Digest'' (English) * '' Sot al-Iraq''sotaliraq.com * '' Xebat'' (Kurdistan) References External links Al-Bab Iraqi press after 2003 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babel (newspaper)
''Babel'' was an Iraqi newspaper which was published under the direction of Uday Hussein, the son of Saddam Hussein. History and profile ''Babel'' was launched during the Gulf War in 1991. It was one of the newspapers owned by Uday Hussein. He was also the founder of the paper which was published both in Arabic and English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide .... The paper was banned by then Iraqi government for one month in November 2002 for unexplained causes. References 1991 establishments in Iraq 2002 disestablishments in Iraq Arabic-language newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Iraq English-language newspapers published in Arab countries Publications established in 1991 Publications disestablished in 2002 {{Iraq-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanaqin
Khanaqin ( ar, خانقين; ku, خانەقین, translit=Xaneqîn) is the central city of Khanaqin District in Diyala Governorate, Iraq, near the Iranian border (8 km) on the Alwand tributary of the Diyala River. The town is populated by Kurds who speak the Southern Kurdish dialect. Khanaqin is situated on the main road which Shia pilgrims use when visiting holy Islamic cities. The city is moreover rich in oil and the first Iraqi oil refinery and oil pipeline was built nearby in 1927. The main tribes of Khanaqin include Kalhor, Feyli, Zand, Malekshahi Suramiri, Arkavazi and Zangana. The city experienced Arabization during the Saddam era, but this has been substantially reversed after the fall of the regime in 2003 and remains disputed. History During the Sassanids Khanaqin was part of Khosrow shadpiruz province. In the early 11th century, the city was under the Banu Uqayl and later the Annazids until Ibrahim Inal captured the city around 1045. Khanaqin was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kurdish Globe
''The Kurdish Globe'', previously known as ''The Hewler Globe'', is the first English-language newspaper published in Erbil, Kurdistan, northern Iraq. Published for the first time on March 31, 2005, its editor-in-chief and founder is Jawad Qadir. The name was changed from ''The Hewler Globe'' to ''The Kurdish Globe'' since the paper included issues of a pan-Kurdish nature, including all parts of Kurdistan in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Anatolia, and not just Hewlêr (Kurdish for Erbil). This weekly newspaper is published every Tuesday. It focuses primarily on Kurdish issues ranging from politics to culture, as well as Middle East-related issues and politics. Its main rival is ''SOMA Digest'', the second English language newspaper published in the Kurdistan region. Whereas'' The Kurdish Globe'' is edited from the point of view of the Kurdistan Regional Government, ''SOMA Digest'' is closely related to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK; ku, یە ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karbala
Karbala or Kerbala ( ar, كَرْبَلَاء, Karbalāʾ , , also ;) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 1,218,732 people (2018). The city, best known as the location of the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, or for the shrines of Husayn ibn Ali and Abbas ibn Ali,Shimoni & Levine, 1974, p. 160.Aghaie, 2004, pp. 10–11. is considered a holy city for Shia Muslims, in the same way as Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. Tens of millions of Shi'ite Muslims visit the site twice a year, rivaling Mecca and Mashhad by the number of pilgrims annually. The martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali is commemorated annually by millions of Shi'ites. Up to 8 million pilgrims visit the city to observe '' ʿĀshūrāʾ'' (the tenth day of the month of Muharram), which marks the anniversary of Husayn's death, but the main event is the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karbala News
Karbala or Kerbala ( ar, كَرْبَلَاء, Karbalāʾ , , also ;) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 1,218,732 people (2018). The city, best known as the location of the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, or for the shrines of Husayn ibn Ali and Abbas ibn Ali,Shimoni & Levine, 1974, p. 160.Aghaie, 2004, pp. 10–11. is considered a holy city for Shia Muslims, in the same way as Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. Tens of millions of Shi'ite Muslims visit the site twice a year, rivaling Mecca and Mashhad by the number of pilgrims annually. The martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali is commemorated annually by millions of Shi'ites. Up to 8 million pilgrims visit the city to observe '' ʿĀshūrāʾ'' (the tenth day of the month of Muharram), which marks the anniversary of Husayn's death, but the main event is the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi News
'' Iraqi News'' is an online English language news service focused on Iraqi and wider Middle Eastern events. The site started in early 2003, shortly before the Iraq War. Iraqi News has been referenced thousands of times by other news vendors. Ownership, identity and reliability The site describes itself as private, and no ownership or management information is given on the site's ''About'' page. The ''Contact us'' page gives a Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ... contact address. The ownership of the website domain name ''iraqinews.com'', first registered in December 2000, is unpublished. Individual reports are ascribed to named authors. References External linksOfficial Website Iraqi news websites Internet properties established in 2003 2003 estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq World
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital and largest city is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Iraqi Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, Persians and Shabakis with similarly diverse geography and wildlife. The vast majority of the country's 44 million residents are Muslims – the notable other faiths are Christianity, Yazidism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Zoroastrianism. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish; others also recognised in specific regions are Neo-Aramaic, Turkish and Armenian. Starting as early as the 6th millennium BC, the fertile alluvial plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
