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The mass media in Iraq includes print, radio, television, and online services. Iraq became the first Arab country to broadcast from a TV station, in 1954 [1]. As of 2020, more than 100 radio stations and 150 television stations were broadcasting to Iraq in Arabic, English, Kurdish, Turkmen, and Neo-Aramaic.
A second TV channel was established on 30 July 1972 broadcasting on channel 7 in the Baghdad area. [5] The channel was renamed Youth Channel ( Qanaat Al-Shabaab ) on 17 July 1993 and broadcast subtitled Western movies and music videos before the 2003 invasion.
Baghdad [note 1] (Arabic: بغداد, Baghdād) is the capital and largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab World and forms 22% of the country's population.
'Baghdad Television Station') (BTV) or known as Iraqi TV (Arabic: التلفزيون العراقي, romanized: altilfizyun aleiraqiu, lit. 'Iraqi Television') was the first Iraqi television channel which was in operation from 2 May 1956 until 13 April 2003 after the fall of Baghdad .
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Nervously watching Israel's destructive campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon, Iraq is working to avoid being drawn into the growing regional conflict as Iran-backed armed groups launch ...
It was recognized as an official governorate of the Kurdistan Region in 2014, [3] [2] and the Council of Ministers approved a bill twice in 2013, [4] [5] and 2023. [6] However, the only legislature in Iraq that can implement new governorates is the Council of Representatives of Iraq , which has had delayed hearings regarding Halabja numerous times.
Sama Ameen Dizayee (born 2 June 1988) is an Iraqi Kurdish radio and television personality.. Dizayee was born and raised in Baghdad.She studied computer sciences in Erbil till late 2009 and later moved to the United States to pursue her studies in political science.
In September, the 2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum was held regarding Kurdish independence from Iraq. 92% of Iraqi Kurds participating in the referendum voted in favor of independence. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The referendum was regarded as illegal by the federal government in Baghdad , and on 6 November, Iraq's Supreme Federal Court ruled that ...