They carried photos of President Kim Il Sung standing together with Kim Jong Il and photos of Marshal Kim Jong Un.

Al Shahid in an article titled "Pyongyang, remembering HE Leader Kim Jong Il, friend of Arab" said that he was an outstanding statesman and strategist who turned the DPRK into a nuclear weapons state and a country of a single-minded unity and a defender of justice and peace who made undying contribution to the cause of global independence.

Al-Anba in an article titled "Fourth anniversary of demise of HE Kim Jong Il, leader of Korea" said that his exploits are huge and they can generally be classified into three.

First, he provided a sure guarantee for the inheritance and completion of the revolutionary cause.

Second, he consolidated the single-minded unity.

Third, he provided a nuclear deterrence.

He also made great contribution to the world peace and security as evidenced by the active support for the just cause of the Arab people to retake the usurped sovereignty, the article added.