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Bringing football home to Iraq could represent a return to global stage

The last time a World Cup qualifier was hosted in Baghdad was in 2001 but their Gulf Cup success represents a chance to show Iraq is ready to stage matches

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia Evacuates More than 2,900 People of 80 Nationalities from Sudan

In continuation of the evacuation efforts exerted by Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdom’s Leadership, more than 190 evacuees arrived in Jeddah Friday Sudan. The new arrivals are from Pakistan, Palestine, Thailand, Mauritania, Sri Lanka, USA, Poland, India, UK, Austria, Indonesia, Canada, Iraq, Egypt, Australia and Syria. They…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Company emails at odds with evidence used to jail Australian engineer Robert Pether in Iraq

Revealed: documents prompt fresh calls for Pether’s release, amid separate claims that a biased translator was used in court case

The Guardian - AU

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Ali died days before he could challenge BP’s CEO on the dangers of gas flaring. Don’t let his death be in vain

The 21-year-old Iraqi, who lived by a smoke-choked oilfield, died of cancer. His message must be heard, says journalist Jess Kelly

The Guardian - UK

Iraqi Budget Tests Relationship between Sudani, Political Parties

Controversy over Iraq’s budget has resurfaced, but this time from a political aspect. As the government of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani insists that no major changes should be made in the budget for the current year 2023, the political parties see the budget as a gateway to stand up to the…

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France becomes first EU country to open visa service in Mosul, Iraq

France inaugurated a new visa application center in Mosul, northern Iraq, on Wednesday. It is the first European facility of its kind in the city that is being rebuilt after it was retaken from the Islamic State armed group that occupied the town between 2014-17 and used it as its…

Radio France Internationale

The invasion of Iraq defined US' foreign relations – but in popular Iraqi literature, the war is just a piece of the country's complex history

It’s been just over 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq. Some Americans have largely forgotten about the invasion, despite the fact the Sept. 11 attacks that precipitated it still loom large in U.S. national memory. Even during the heart of the war in 2006, most young Americans could…

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‘It should never have come to this’: Iraq war hero backs our call to stop deportation of brave Afghan pilot

Exclusive: Colonel Tim Collins calls for ‘swift action’ on Afghan pilot’s asylum case

The Independent UK

Sudani Tests Political Parties with Determination to Reshuffle the Cabinet

Two remarkable statements were made on Tuesday in the Iraqi capital.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Dead or Alive’: Iraq’s Yazidis Anxiously Await ISIS-abducted Relatives

After paying nearly $100,000 in ransoms to free 10 family members, Khaled Taalou, a member of Iraq's Yazidi minority, is still working to free other missing relatives kidnapped by ISIS group fighters. Despite his efforts, five more relatives, along with thousands of other Yazidis, remain missing after being abducted by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Court of Appeal to hear challenge against plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

People from countries including Iran, Iraq and Syria are aiming to overturn High Court rulings made in December.

The Independent UK

Female war artists reflect on 80 years of Australian War Memorial commissioning art from women

Susan Norrie protested the invasion of Iraq in 2003. More than a decade later, she was covering the conflict as an official war artist.

ABC News

Foreign Ministry: One Iraqi Killed in Sudan Amid Clashes

An Iraqi citizen was killed in Sudan on Sunday amid the fighting there, according to Iraq's state news agency, which cited a foreign ministry spokesperson.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qais Al-Khazali: Saddam Hussein’s DNA Analysis Proved His Indian Origins

Qais al-Khazali, the secretary-general of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement in Iraq, stated that a DNA analysis of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has proven that he is of Indian origin. Al-Khazali, in a sermon marking the Eid Al-Fitr holiday on Saturday in Baghdad, delivered a blistering attack on what…

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AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of a changing Earth, as seen from above

Charred, drained or swamped, built up, dug out or taken apart, blue or green or turned to dust: this is the Earth as seen from above. As the world commemorates Earth Day on Saturday, the footprints of human activity are visible across the planet’s surface. The relationship between people and…

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Peak Selling Season of Saudi Shemagh

Experts in the manufacturing and import of the Saudi shemagh revealed that this traditional dress has reached the highest annual sales season, recording sales estimated at about 900 million riyals annually. They pointed to new consumer trends, especially among the younger generation, as a number of international brands have joined…

Al Jazeera

Refugees claim gas flaring cancer link in northern Iraq

Cancer rates double in affected provinces after facilities resume production in recent years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Foreign Minister Seeks Support on Visit to Iraq

Ukraine's foreign minister visited Iraq on Monday for the first time since Russia's invasion, seeking diplomatic support from the Middle East where Moscow has been cultivating friends. "We definitely see Iraq as a country that is capable of building bridges," Dmytro Kuleba said at a press conference alongside Iraq's Foreign…

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Ukraine foreign minister seeks support on visit to Iraq

Ukraine's foreign minister visited Iraq on Monday for the first time since Russia's invasion, seeking diplomatic support from the Middle East where Moscow has been cultivating friends.

France 24

Slovakia joins Poland, Hungary in banning imports of Ukrainian grain

Slovakia's government on Monday approved a ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food products, following similar moves by Poland and Hungary. The news came after US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy said she had made a first visit in jail to Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter…

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Iraq's Ancient Treasures Sand-blasted by Climate Change

Iraqi archaeological marvels that have survived millennia and the ravages of war now face a modern threat: being blasted and slowly buried by sandstorms linked to climate change, AFP reported. Ancient Babylonian treasures, painstakingly unearthed, are slowly disappearing again under wind-blown sand in a land parched by rising heat and…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv’s forces in ‘unprecedented’ bloody battles in Bakhmut – as it happened

Intense fighting in middle of eastern city as Russia claims advances; Sloviansk death toll rises to 11 while Russian shelling also kills two in Kherson

Asharq Al-Awsat

Preparations Underway to Establish Economic City on Iraqi-Jordanian Borders

The Iraqi-Jordanian Company for Industry announced an open international tender to build a joint economic city on the border between the two countries. The company added that the developer will finance, implement, manage, invest, promote and operate the planned economic city and maintain its facilities.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince Meets with Iraqi National Wisdom Movement Leader

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met in Jeddah on Sunday with the head of Iraqi National Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, with whom he reviewed bilateral relations. Attending the meeting were Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State,…

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SDF Commander Killed in Turkish Drone Attack

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was killed, and his escort was injured in an attack by a Turkish drone near Nusaybeen crossing on the border with Türkiye in al-Qamishli. The Observatory pointed out that the attack came a week…

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