Azzaman
Articles
Rumors Abound Regarding
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There are rumors in Algeria that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is incapacitated and can no longer perform his duties and that Algerian officials are postponing the announcement. |
(REUTERS/Louafi Larbi)
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Violent Sectarian Strife
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| Article by Mustafa Amara |
Continued instability in the years following the fall of Hosni Mubarak’s regime has left Egypt ever-exposed to the threat of sectarian hostilities, writes Mustafa Amara. |
(REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih)
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Inside Baghdad’s 'Green Zone'
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Ten Years After Invasion, Iraq
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In the 10 years that have passed since the US-led invasion of Iraq, the country has continued to be dependent on imports of oil derivatives in spite of the nation's vast oil wealth. |
(REUTERS/Atef Hassan)
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Iraqi Speaker Comments
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Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has called for the cancelation of visas between Iran and Iraq while on a visit to the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, as protests continue against Iranian influence elsewhere in Iraq. |
(REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen)
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Assassinations and Violence
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| Article by Nidal al-Laythi and Karim Abd Zayer |
Sectarian tensions continue to rise in Iraq, as the opposition expresses suspicions that the government has a role in inciting strife, report Nidal al-Laythi and Karim Abd Zayer. |
(REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousuly)
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Morocco and Algeria Renew Conflict
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The issue of the Western Sahara has revived conflict between Morocco and Algeria, and Moroccan authorities arrest several clerics and activists for showing support for a prominent deceased opposition leader. |
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Syrian Kurdish Party Distances
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| Article by Nidal al-Laithi |
Speaking to Nidal al-Laithi, Kurdish Democratic Union Party Co-Chairwoman Asya Abdullah, stresses that her party is independent from both the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and a large part of the Syrian opposition. |
(REUTERS/Fadi Al-Dirani/Shaam News Network)
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Egypt's Ruling Party Official:
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| Article by Mustafa Amara |
In an interview with Mustafa Amara, a leading figure in Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party, Gamal Heshmat, said that the only way out of Egypt’s current political crisis is through dialogue. |
(REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih)
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Iraqi Islamic Party Calls for
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| Article by Moustafa Amara |
Secretary-General of the Iraqi Islamic Party Iyad al-Samarrai discusses the Iraqi opposition’s demands from the government in light of recent protests, in an interview with Moustafa Amara. |
(REUTERS/Ali Abbas)
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About
| Published: | London, UK, |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Established: | 1997 |
| Published: | Daily |
| Website: | www.azzaman.com |
Azzaman is an Iraqi daily newspaper based in Baghdad. Azzaman, which means “The Times”, covers international and local news, sports, business, jobs and community events. It was founded in 1997 by Saad Al-Bazzaz, a former media chief under Saddam Hussein who subsequently became a dissident. Al-Bazzaz, who is still the editor-in-chief, first published the paper during his exile in London. In post-Saddam Iraq, he has emerged as a media mogul, also in control of Al-Sharqiya, the country’s first private satellite channel.
After the toppling of the former regime, Iraq’s press witnessed a renaissance and there are now more than 80 newspapers in the country. The country’s readers are avid - there is an Arab saying that says “Cairo writes, Beirut publishes and Baghdad reads”. Azzaman is the most widely read daily and sets out to provide an independent voice in a media climate where most publications have political ownership. In 2005 however, it emerged that large sums of Saudi funding had been received secretly by the newspaper.
Azzaman also publishes a weekly called Azzaman Al-Jadeed and an English version of its daily. Since its launch, it has built up a reputation of robust and reliable reporting. It has some of the best and leading columnists and journalists in Iraq, spanning a wide range of views and analysis with a distinct Iraqi flavor.
