‘Living the dream’: Iraqis proud of team despite World Cup loss to France
Iraqis in Philadelphia weather Mbappe and a storm, but still find happiness in their team’s FIFA World Cup performance.

Iraqis in Philadelphia weather Mbappe and a storm, but still find happiness in their team’s FIFA World Cup performance.









Iraq’s ‘most expensive footballer’, striker who scored Iraq’s qualifying goal against Bolivia, retraces his journey.
Powerful Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr among those who say their groups will integrate into the state.
Platner wins in Maine, Republican Nancy Mace loses in S Carolina. Results for Nevada and North Carolina also announced.
Argentina ease past Iceland in their final friendly before the World Cup, winning 3-0 in Auburn, Alabama.
Breaking down the eight Middle East and North African teams’ chances at the World Cup in North America.



































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Coach Graham Arnold and two key players speak to Al Jazeera ahead of Iraq’s first World Cup appearance since 1986.
Palestinian patients stripped of their documents are confined inside a Baghdad medical centre.
The spread of datura is forcing the Iraqi Interior Ministry to urge farmers and citizens to report if spotted.