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IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq will face Senegal on Friday at BMO Field in Toronto in a 2026 World Cup group-stage match between two sides already eliminated from advancing. Iraq e…
IraqEuropean natural gas prices edged higher on Friday after an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, reviving concerns about maritime security along the strategic …
IraqCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said the death toll from the June 24 earthquake has risen to 235, with more than 4,000 people injured. He…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's public salary scale has long been among the most debated issues in national discourse, with sharp pay disparities between civil servants of the sam…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — TORONTO — Iraq's national team head coach Graham Arnold said his side will take the field against Senegal with nothing to lose, speaking at a pre-match pr…
IraqYandex's AI chatbot GigaChat has produced a 464-page reconstruction of the lost second volume of Nikolay Gogol's novel "Dead Souls," which the Russian author burned days …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Morocco finished second in Group C of the 2026 World Cup with seven points after drawing Brazil 1-1 and beating Scotland 1-0 and Haiti 4-2, becoming the f…
SaladinKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Iraqi national Muay Thai team member Mustafa al-Tikriti claimed the 81 kg gold medal at the 2026 World Muay Thai Championship held in the Malaysi…
AnbarMANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the Bahraini capital on the final stop of a Gulf tour that also included the United Arab Emirates and Kuw…
IraqEleven own goals have been recorded at the 2026 World Cup, more than double the five goals scored by Argentina's Lionel Messi, the tournament's leading scorer, according …
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the playoff round of the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, becoming the first team to advance via the group stage after fini…
IraqBosnia and Herzegovina defeated Qatar 3-1 in a 2026 World Cup group-stage match, recording its first win of the tournament. Karim Alajbegovic opened the scoring in the 29…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, head of the Iraq Reconstruction and Development Alliance, met on Wednesday with a delegation from the British-Iraqi Business Coun…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Writer Mahir es-Saffar has criticized the systemic corruption that has permeated all levels of the Iraqi state in the two decades following the occupation…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Federation has firmly rejected allegations of "misconduct and unruly behavior" involving the national team currently competing at the W…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Karbala Governor Nasif Jassim al-Khattabi said the Ashura pilgrimage has reached its peak, with security and service plans proceeding smoothly at a high l…
IraqISMAILIA, Egypt — Iraqi sprinter Falah Hassan Hadi won the 200 metres at the Arab Championships, setting two records in the process, the Iraqi Athletics Federation said. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district have arrested an organized gang accused of stealing mobile phones and personal belongings from passengers boarding Kia …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Senegal will be without goalkeeper Edouard Mendy for Friday's 2026 World Cup group-stage match against Iraq in Toronto after the Al-Ahli keeper suffered a…
BabilGold prices extended their decline on Monday, with spot gold falling below $4,000 an ounce for the first time since November 2025. As of 16:10 Moscow time, spot gold was …
