Al-Mashriq

Not to be confused with the Lebanese journal Al-Machriq.

Al-Mashriq
TypeDaily newspaper
EditorSabah Al Lami
Founded2003
Political alignmentCentrism
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersBaghdad
WebsiteAl Mashriq

Al-Mashriq (المشرق; English: Where the Sun Rises) is a daily newspaper published in Iraq. The paper was launched in 2003 following the US invasion of Iraq.[1] It is based in Baghdad.[2][3] It is privately owned[3] and is published daily except for Fridays.[4]

On 4 March 2007 the editor-in-chief of the paper, Muhan Al Zahir, was killed in Baghdad.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "التعليقات أرشيف مقتل مدير تحرير صحيفة عراقية محلية وقوات أميركية تداهم منزل اثنين من مساعدي الصدر". Radio Sawa (in Arabic). 4 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Media Landscape". Menassat. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Iraq profile. Media". BBC. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Al-Mashriq". Library of Congress. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ Intelcenter Terrorism Incident Reference (TIR): Iraq 2007. Tempest Publishing. 1 May 2008. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-60676-004-8.


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