Kurdish News Network

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Kurdish News Network
HeadquartersSulaimaniya, Iraqi Kurdistan
Programming
Language(s)Kurdish
Picture formatSDTV
Ownership
OwnerWusha Corp, Gorran Movement
History
LaunchedOctober 2008
Links
Websitewww.knnc.net

Kurdish News Network (KNN) (Kurdish: کەی ئێن ئێن), is a Kurdish language news television network founded in 2008 by Nawshirwan Mustafa, the leader of the Change Movement political party.[1] It is operated by the Wusha Corporation and based in Sulaimaniya.

Programmes[edit]

  • News - Covering the top Kurdish and international news stories
  • Headlines - A brief overview of the main news stories
  • Business - Financial news
  • Markets - News on the world stock markets and commodity prices
  • Press - A look at the front pages of various titles every morning
  • Sport - Top sports stories
  • Weather - forecasting
  • Interview - An interview with a noted individual
  • Debate - A head-to-head debate
  • Parliament - News about the Kurdish Parliament
  • Comment - Interviews with thinkers, innovators and opinion leaders

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beth K. Dougherty; Edmund A. Ghareeb (2013). Historical Dictionary of Iraq (2 ed.). p. 376. ISBN 978-0-8108-6845-8.

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