Iraq: City of Mosul launches first economic newspaper

Posted by Lauren Drablier on September 18, 2008 at 1:33 PM
On Monday, the first edition of economic newspaper al-Madina al-Iqtesadiya was published in the city of Mosul, 405 km north of Baghdad.

According to the editor-in-chief, Emad al-Din al-Amin,"The paper will be published on a weekly basis and will be financed through advertisments and press services."

Sources: IFRA, Zawya

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