- Al Iraqiya
Infobox Network
network_name = Al-Iraqiya
network_
country =Iraq
network_type = Satellitetelevision network
available = International
slogan =
owner = Iraqi Government
key_people =
launch_date = 2003
website = [http://www.iraqimedianet.net/tv/ www.iraqimedianet.net]Al Iraqiya ( _ar. العراقيّة unicode|al-ʿIrāqiyyä) is a terrestrial
television network inIraq that was set up after the fall of Sadaam Hussein. It is anArabic 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.Fact|date=May 2008On May 31, 2005,
Ali Jaafar a sports anchorman for Iraqi state television was gunned down in Baghdad.Al Iraqiya aired footage of the execution of former Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein on December 30, 2006.ee also
*
Al Forat
*Alhurra
*Ishtar TV External links
* [http://english.iraqimedianet.net/ Iraqi Media Net - parent organisation website]
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