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IraqSweden opened the group stage of the 2026 World Cup with a 5-1 victory over Tunisia in Monterrey, Mexico. Yasin El-Ayari scored in the 7th and 90+ minutes, with Alexander…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices rose more than 2% on Monday after the United States and Iran announced a preliminary agreement aimed at ending their war, lifting the metal to…
IraqJapan opened its 2026 World Cup campaign with a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in Group A at the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Dutch…
IraqJapan and the Netherlands opened their 2026 World Cup Group F campaigns with a 2-2 draw in Arlington. The first half ended goalless before the Netherlands broke through i…
IraqThirteen countries taking part in the 2026 World Cup have condemned UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin over comments criticizing the tournament's expansion and describing …
IraqA well-known Yemeni adventure athlete died after drowning in a crater lake in the southern city of Dhamt, civil defense teams said. The climber, identified as Kawkab bin …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran has scheduled farewell, funeral and burial ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for July 4-9, the organizing committee said Saturd…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Transport and Communications said internet, SMS and multimedia messaging services will be temporarily suspended on exam d…
IraqTIJUANA, Mexico — A body was discovered in a parked vehicle near the site where Iran's national football team is preparing for the 2026 World Cup, according to local medi…
BabilMOSUL, Iraq — BABIL/MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi Civil Defense divers recovered the body of a child born in 2012 from a water canal in the Verdiya area of Babil province, a securi…
IraqCHATTANOOGA, United States — Spain's national football team has adopted Adidas' Climacool cooling system during its training camp in Chattanooga to cope with high tempera…
IraqTIJUANA, Mexico — A heavily decomposed body was discovered in the trunk of a parked vehicle near the training site of Iran's national football team in the northwestern Me…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Sales of artificial flowers and trees have risen noticeably in Baghdad's markets, with vendors reporting growing demand for the products in homes, restaur…
IraqMorocco will meet Brazil on Sunday in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, marking the teams' first meeting at the tournament …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Armed Forces launched a wide-ranging security operation on May 18, 2026, covering the desert areas of Anbar, Najaf, Karbala and western Nineveh.…
IraqPARIS, France — Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi said his team has the quality to defeat Brazil in a friendly match scheduled for Saturday in the United States. Speaking at …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate said its forces captured a senior Islamic State (ISIS) figure responsible for the group's financial operations in…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate said on June 13, 2026, that it had captured a senior ISIS figure operating in the Al-Qaim district of Anbar provi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A rights group said Iraq's practice of shutting down the internet during nationwide exams constitutes a digital rights violation and is causing substantia…
IraqLONDON — Equipment belonging to England's national football team was stolen in the United States while being moved ahead of the 2026 World Cup, British media reported on …
