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One dead, dozens hurt in stampede before Iraq Gulf Cup final

Basra (Iraq) (AFP) - One person was killed and dozens injured Thursday during a stampede outside an Iraqi football stadium hours before the Gulf Cup final, officials said.

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Stampede Outside Stadium in Iraq Kills 2, Injures Dozens

A stampede outside a stadium in the southern Iraqi city of Basra killed at least two people and injured dozens Thursday. The Iraqi News Agency said one person was killed and 60 people were injured outside the Basra International Stadium.

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Stampede near soccer stadium in Iraq's Basra kills one, dozens injured

A stampede near a soccer stadium in the city of Basra in southern Iraq killed one person and injured dozens on Thursday, when thousands of fans were trying to enter the stadium, the state news agency reported.

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Four dead, dozens injured in stampede at Gulf Cup in Iraq

Stampede takes place at a stadium in Basra ahead of the Arabian Gulf Cup final between Iraq and Oman.

Al Jazeera

One dead and more than 50 suffocated in horror stampede inside Iraq football stadium

Locals said that 27 people had been suffocated and sustained fractures during the incident in front of the Palm Trunk Stadium, where Iraq has been hosting the Arabian Gulf Cup

Daily Mirror

Infographic: Road to the Arabian Gulf Cup final

Iraq face Oman in the 2023 Gulf Cup final on Thursday. We break down the football history between the two teams.

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ISIS Attacks Still Claim Iraqi Lives Five Years after Defeat

The attack came after sunset in the quiet Iraqi village of Albu Bali when ISIS group gunmen drove into town and unleashed fire with automatic rifles. "I heard the shots, I went out and I saw my nephew lying on the ground," recalled Ali Menwar about the deadly violence that…

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IS attacks still claim Iraqi lives five years after defeat

Albu Bali (Iraq) (AFP) - The attack came after sunset in the quiet Iraqi village of Albu Bali when Islamic State group gunmen drove into town and unleashed fire with automatic rifles.

AFP

Sudani, McGurk Discuss Bolstering Iraqi-American Cooperation

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani held talks in Baghdad on Monday with Deputy Assistant to the US President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk. The talks coincided with the arrival of Iran’s Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani to the Iraqi capital on…

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Delta partner Virgin Atlantic fined for flights over Iraqi airspace

Virgin Atlantic faces a $1 million fine from the U.S. government for flying through Iraqi airspace when that was prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration because of heightened fears of conflict.

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U.S. fines Virgin Atlantic $1.05 million for flying over Iraq

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said Tuesday it had fined Virgin Atlantic $1.05 million for flying in restricted airspace over Iraq on numerous occasions.

Reuters

Iraq Says Ties with Arab World Have Entered ‘New Phase’

Iraq announced that its relationship with its Arab surroundings had entered a “new phase,” stressing that the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, which is currently being held in the city of Basra, will help strengthen the country’s political status in the Arab, regional and international arenas. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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Iraq beat Qatar to set up Gulf Cup final showdown with Oman

Iraq overcame Qatar 2-1 to book a place in Thursday’s final against Oman, who edged Bahrain 1-0.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia, Iraq Discuss Efforts to Bolster Regional Security, Stability

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday. Discussions focused on joint efforts to preserve security and stability in the Middle East. They reviewed the strong bilateral relations between…

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Iraqi PM Stresses Need for US Troops to Remain in his Country

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani defended the open-ended presence of US and other foreign troops in his country, in an interview published Sunday. "We think that we need the foreign forces," Sudani told The Wall Street Journal in his first US interview since taking office in October. US and…

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What's next for the anti-Nato left after Ukraine?

When Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, much of the political left across the western world were faced with a dilemma. Unlike in 2003 – when US oil interests seemed to explain the invasion of Iraq all too neatly – this time it was much more difficult to put…

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Iraq prime minister al-Sudani backs continued US troop presence

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says foreign forces still needed in training capacity to combat ISIL (ISIS).

AFP

Iraq PM backs continued US troop presence

Washington (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani defended the open-ended presence of US and other foreign troops in his country, in an interview published Sunday.

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Iraq’s Local Currency Sees Two-month Roller Coaster Ride

Iraq's local currency has been on a two-month roller coaster ride following a tightening of procedures for international transfers, AFP reported. While the official exchange rate has been fixed at 1,470 Iraqi dinars against the dollar, the currency was trading at up to 1,600 to the greenback on local markets…

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Iraq's currency in flux as foreign transfers come under scrutiny

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's local currency has been on a two-month roller coaster ride following a tightening of procedures for international transfers, with some blaming Washington for the dinar's woes.

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Al-Sudani: We Established a Strategic Partnership with Germany

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani has called on German companies to invest in the energy sector in Iraq, especially in oil, gas and electricity. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, for his part, revealed on Friday ongoing talks with the Iraqi government over the possibility of importing natural gas from the…

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Kochavi: Israeli Operations Thwarted Activity of Iranian Militias in Region

Outgoing Israeli Chief of Staff General Aviv Kochavi said Friday that operations carried out by his army and Mossad agents in recent years managed to curb most of the activities of Iranian militias against Israel in several countries in the region, notably Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. He added that…

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Germany in Talks with Iraq over Possible Gas Imports

Germany is in talks with Iraq over the possibility of importing natural gas from the oil-rich country, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, as Berlin scrambles to diversify its energy sources to replace a drop in Russian fossil fuel shipments. "We also talked about possible gas deliveries to Germany and…

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German lawmakers to recognise Yazidi 'genocide' in Iraq

Berlin (AFP) - Germany's lower house of parliament will next week recognise the 2014 massacre of Yazidis by Islamic State group jihadists in Iraq as a "genocide", lawmakers told AFP Friday.

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All-out Drone War in Ukraine Points to Future

Deployed on a scale never seen before to carry out both surveillance and strikes, drones ranging from small commercially-available models to larger aircraft have become a defining feature of the Ukraine conflict. Drones have been a part of warfare for years, employed extensively by the United States during the "War…

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