Al Sharqiya
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| Headquarters | Baghdad |
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| Iraq | |
| Languag | Arabic |
| Owners | Saad al-Bazzaz |
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| ID | 4909072 |
About Al Sharqiya
Al Sharqiya is Iraq's first privately owned satellite. Baghdad and Dubai-based Iraqi media tycoon Saad al-Bazzaz, is a well-known sunni political opponent from Mosul. Al-Bazzaz is also the Editor in Chief of the Azzaman newspaper. The station was launched in March 2004 and began regular transmission on 4 May 2004.