Al Iraqiya
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| Type | Satellite television network |
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| Country | |
First air date | 23 April 2003 |
| Availability | International |
| Owner | Iraqi Government |
Launch date | 2003 |
Former names | Iraqi TV |
Official website | imn.iq |
| Language | Arabic |
| Replaced | Baghdad Television (Ba'athist Iraq Era) (1956–2003) |
Al Iraqiya (Arabic: العراقيّة, al-ʿIrāqiyyä) is a Iraqi satellite and terrestrial public broadcaster and television network that was set up after the fall of Saddam Hussein. It is an Arabic language network that serves upwards of 85% of Iraq's population, and is viewed by a significant percentage (about 40%).
The channel began under the name IMN as part of the Iraqi Media Network (or Shabeket al-Elam Iraqi in Arabic) project undertaken. The Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) was the contractor for this Defense Department project.[citation needed]
Included in the programming is the very aggressive Political Actuality program "Burning Issues" that tackles the very sensitive subject of terrorism in Iraq, hosting both the victims and the arrested/convicted perpetrators.
Harris Corporation took over the project from SAIC[when?] and completed—on time and in budget—two TV channels, a national newspaper, and radio stations.
The channel currently broadcasts in Arabic, Kurdish, and Turkmen languages. Additionally, in December 2023, it was announced that a sister channel of the station would be opened that would broadcast news in the Syriac language.[1]
On 31 May 2006, Ali Jaafar, a sports anchorman for Iraqi state television, was gunned down in Baghdad.
See also
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External links
[edit]- Official website (in Arabic)
References
[edit]- ^ "Newly Launched News Channel in Iraq Tries to Preserve the Assyrian Language". Assyrian International News Agency. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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