Stampede outside Iraq stadium kills at least two people and injures dozens more
A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq on Thursday killed at least two people and injured dozens, a health official said.
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One dead, dozens hurt in stampede before Iraq, Oman Gulf Cup final
BASRA, Iraq: One person was killed and dozens injured Thursday (Jan 19) when a stampede broke out outside a football stadium in Iraq hours before the Gulf Cup final, officials said.
Iraq and Oman edge past Qatar and Bahrain to claim places in Arabian Gulf Cup final
BASRA: Hosts Iraq will meet Oman in the final of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in Basra on Thursday, after both teams recorded narrow victories in Monday’s semi-finals.
Egyptian team Zamalek crowned champions of Saudi hockey competition
RIYADH: Egyptian team Zamalek were crowned champions of the first Arab Five-a-Side Hockey Championship at the Green Hall stadiums at the Olympic Complex in Riyadh.
New-look Saudi Arabia exit the Gulf Cup but in time will see the positives
BASRA: On Thursday, for the second time in a little over a month, Saudi Arabia exited an international tournament in the first round and, for the second time, there was more to evaluate and judge than simply the results.
Loeb wins 4th Dakar stage in a row but Al-Attiyah in control
SHAYBAH, Saudi Arabia: Nasser Al-Attiyah hung close to his pursuers in the vast expanse of dunes in southeast Saudi Arabia and closed in on his fifth Dakar Rally title on Thursday. Al-Attiyah wasn’t possessive for a second straight day about the Empty Quarter that is considered his backyard. Instead, the Qatari eased to fifth on the 11th stage, the first 273 kilometers of a two-day marathon special in the desert.
Iran protests to Iraq over Gulf football cup name
TEHRAN:Iran has protested to Iraq over the use of the name “Arabian Gulf” for a regional football competition held in the neighboring country, state media reported Wednesday. The Islamic republic insists the body of water should be called Persian instead of Arabian, and has repeatedly raised the issue with countries and organizations that refer to it otherwise.
Enthusiastic Gulf visitors descend on Basra as football opens Iraq to tourists
BASRA: For decades Iraq’s ancient cultural attractions were closed to international tourists because of the ongoing conflict in the country, including a strict sanctions regime, but this has seemingly all changed with the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup.