Announcement: Partnership between Assahifa and IINA

The Iraq International News Agency (IINA) signed a memorandum of understanding with Morocco’s Assahifa media group, aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in news exchange and media content, particularly in the fields of economics, culture, education, investment, and tourism promotion. The memorandum also includes exchanging journalistic and media expertise to develop joint training programs. This collaboration is expected to strengthen media communication frameworks between the two brotherly nations, Iraq and Morocco.

The understanding to sign the memorandum was reached during a meeting between Ms. Susan Hameed Majeed, Executive Director of Iraq International News Agency (IINA), and Mr. Khalid Al-Barahli, General Manager of the Moroccan “Assahifa” media group, at the Arab-Chinese Media Conference in Beijing, China.

Ms. Susan Hameed Majeed expressed her happiness with the signing of the memorandum with the Moroccan Assahifa media group, which enjoys widespread presence in Morocco. She highlighted that this partnership will contribute to spreading Iraqi news in Morocco and emphasized that this collaboration will enhance media communication between the two countries and open new horizons for cooperation in various fields.

Mr. Khalid Al-Barahli, General Manager of the Moroccan Assahifa media group, also expressed his pleasure with the agreement, considering the reputation of IINA to be a significant factor in the realisation of this partnership. He noted that the agreement will lead to greater media openness between the two institutions, and emphasised that the memorandum will pave the way for deeper collaboration in content creation, improving journalistic work, and keeping pace with the vast developments in the media industry.

This memorandum of understanding is the first of its kind between the Iraq International News Agency – IINA and a Moroccan media institution, reflecting the broader openness of both organisations to media experiences with wide regional influence.