News

Where to find the latest news about Iraq

Specialist news about Iraq
- Al Mosul Org
  News and information on Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
- Arab Media Watch
- CAABU: Iraq weekly news updates
  (Discontinued June 2005). Documents produced weekly by the Campaign for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding. They give bullet-point summaries of the main developments in Iraq day by day.
- Diaspora Iraqis
  News and articles on Iraq
- Future of Iraq Portal
  Very useful collection of Iraq-related links maintained by Justin Alexander.
- Global Security: Iraq occupation and reconstruction
  Frequently-updated document collection, mainly on the military aspects of the occupation. Includes a large number of documents from US government bodies.
- Gulf2000 project news page
  At Columbia University.
- Iraqi press monitor
  Daily survey of the main stories in Iraq's newspapers, compiled by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Comprises 7 story summaries, and a political cartoon. Friday's issue is always devoted to opinion pieces.
- Juan Cole's Informed Comment
  Weblog by Juan Cole, an academic working on Shiite history. Daily updates of political developments, based on a detailed reading of Arabic and other media sources, and with particularly nuanced explanations of Shiite politics.
- Media in Iraq
  Information about Iraqi newspapers, TV and radio stations.
- MENAVista - links to Iraqi media
- Reliefweb Iraq Page
  Reliefweb is a a service provided by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). It provides humanitarian information from around the world, including Iraq.
- Today in Iraq
  Daily war news, mainly US troop deaths.
- UN Iraq press clippings
  [Discontinued in late 2005) News clippings on Iraq, collated by the UN. This was at one time the most comprehensive collection of Iraqi press reports available in English on the web, including summaries of Iraqi TV broadcasts, and translations from the Iraqi press. Unfortunately, most documents are available only in PDF or MS Word format.
Eyewitness Accounts from Iraq
- Iraq.net
  'a small effort towards bringing Iraqis and non-Iraqis around the globe, to one place. To share ideas, conduct business, discuss Iraqi concerns, meet old friends, make new ones or simply ... just to hang out.'
- MENAVista - links to Iraqi media
- Blogs
  - Baghdad Burning
  - A Family in Baghdad
  - A Glimpse of Iraq
    A blog about Iraqi society, city and tribal culture... and some aspects of post-invasion Iraq.
  - electroniciraq.net's 'Iraq Diaries'
  - Free Iraq
  - jelloul Postcolonial Iraq
  - Next Century Foundation
    THIS IS THE NEXT CENTURY FOUNDATION'S IRAQ BLOGSITE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE NEXT CENTURY FOUNDATION IS CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION. WE BRING TOGETHER OPINION FORMERS IN AN INFORMAL ATMOSPHERE WHERE CONFIDENTIALITY CAN BE MAINTAINED. THE NEXT CENTURY FOUNDATION WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE A COMMON VISION; A CLIMATE OF ORDER AND SECURITY THAT CAN ENABLE THE PURSUIT OF PEACE AND RECONCILIATION WITH JUSTICE
  - Raed in the Middle
  - tell me a secret
  - Where is Raed?
Iraqi media sources
Much of the Iraqi media now has some form online presence, and many newspapers include most of the text of their print editions. Although a few include English translations of a selection of articles, most content is in Arabic. Online Arabic-English translation tools are provided by Google, Worldlingo, and GTS: they aren't perfect, but they are often good enough to make sense of news articles.
- Al Mutamar
  Daily newspaper, a mouthpiece of the Iraqi National Congress. Full text of the is online, as well as archives going back some time.
- Al Sabah al Jadid
  Created by former al-Sabah editor Ismael Zayer following his resignation from that newspaper. Circulation is 15-18,000 copies. The English section of the website has been scaled back as part of a cost-cutting exercise.
- Al-Sabah
  Al-Sabah was founded and funded by the American authorities in Iraq, and remains one of the more pro-government outlets. Online archives reach back to 2004, and include English translations of some articles.
- Al-Zaman
  One of Iraq's most popular newspapers, edited primarily in London. Run by Saad Al-Bazzaz, an Iraqi living in the UK (as of 2004), an Iraqi who fled to London during the 1990s. It has been claimed that Al-Bazzaz receives funding from Saudi Arabia. The website carries a small selection of articles in English translation
Mass media sources in English
- BBC News
  Includes an 'Iraq in Transition' section.
- Google news on Iraq
- Iraq Daily
  Collection of links to the latest English-language articles on Iraq from various sources around the world.
- Reuters
  News as it breaks.
- Yahoo Iraq news
  Useful for up-to-the minute news from AP and Reuters as it breaks.
- UK Magazines
  - The Economist
    has a list of its articles on Iraq.
- UK National Daily Newspapers
  - The Daily Telegraph
  - The Financial Times
    The FT has a 'News in Depth: Iraq' page.
  - The Guardian
    Shares an Iraq page with its sister newspaper, the (Sunday) Observer. Also has an Iraq links page.
  - The Independent
  - The Times and Sunday Times
- US National Daily Newspapers
  - Washington Post Iraq reports
    Also offers an rss feed of articles about Iraq.
Other news sources
- Jane's
  A newsgroup specialising in defence issues. Has a Middle East and North Africa page.
- Stratfor
  A US "business intelligence" company.
- War Report
  Frequently updated collection of articles, analyses, and documents on the Iraq War and Afghan Aftermath.
Sources from the Middle East
An Arabic to English on-line translator provided by Ajeeb may be useful for those who do not read Arabic. Please note that the quality of the translations can often be poor.
- al-Jazeera
  Version in English.
- Centre for Arab Unity Studies
  Analysis and publications on Iraq's political issues.
- Hawlati
  An independent, weekly newspaper published from Iraqi Kurdistan. An English edition is published on Mondays.
- MENAVista - links to Iraqi media
- Radio Liban Libre
  Live on Real Audio. Primarily Arabic.
- The Arabic Press Daily News site
  Provides a comprehensive list of on-line Arab newspapers, in English / French and Arabic language sections. Particularly recommended are:
  - al-Ahram weekly
    (English language) Provides in translation the main articles from the most prestigious Arabic daily; based in Egypt.
  - al-Nahar
    (Arabic language) An independent and popular daily; based in Beirut.
  - The Jordan Times
    (English language)
UK government information
- Hansard
  House of Commons Daily Debates
- The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  Updated site regularly with news and statements. The FCO has a news page within their 'Relations with Iraq' section.
- theyworkforyou.com
  'Everything MPs say in the House of Commons is recorded in a document called Hansard. TheyWorkForYou.com helps make sense of this vital democratic resource and, crucially, allows you to add your own comments and links to the official transcripts of Parliament.'