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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 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 .
Several TV channels are politically affiliated, and political parties are an important source of funding. [4] Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) was launched in 1985, was the first private network in Lebanon. [4] Some other Lebanese channels include MTV Lebanon, Future TV, Al Manar TV, NBN, Al Jadeed TV and Orange TV. [4]
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.
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.
Tensions between Kurdistan Region and the central Iraqi government mounted through 2011–2012 on the issues of power sharing, oil production and territorial control. In April 2012, Masoud Barzani, president of the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan Region, demanded that officials agree to their demands or face secession from Baghdad by September ...
The Kurdistan Regional Government [a] (KRG) is the official executive body of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. The cabinet is selected by the majority party or list who also select the prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdish polity .