Baghdad, 24 January 2007 (Voices of Iraq) -- Iraq's national football team plays Wednesday against Saudi Arabia in Group B of the 18th Gulf Cup tournament, known as Khaliji, which is hosted this year ...

21 January 2007 (Aljazeera) -- In the heart of Baghdad you can see them every day. The same people at the same time, they gather, regardless of the chaos, for a game of football on a dirt pitch ...

09 January 2007 (Aljazeera) -- At least 34 people have been killed as their chartered aircraft crashed while trying to land in Iraq in foggy conditions.

STOCKHOLM, 27 December 2006 (Middle East Online) -- The fatigue shows in his eyes and his jittery legs betray his nerves: Mohamed, 32, sits in a Swedish cafe six weeks after fleeing the bombs and death ...

BAGHDAD, 21 December 2006 (IRIN) -- “My name is Muhammad Abdel Kader. I am 36 years old and live in the Ejidida neighbourhood of Baghdad with my parents, wife and only son. I have lived in Baghdad ...

DOHA, 18 December 2006 (AFP) -- Hosts Qatar ended the Asian Games in style here on Friday, collecting the last title on offer by beating Iraq 1-0 in the men's soccer final. A scrappy 63rd-minute goal ...

15 December 2006 (AP Worldstream) -- Iraq's bold bid for a gold medal at the Asian Games ended in a 1-0 loss to Qatar in the soccer final on Friday.

Baghdad, 14 December 2006 (Reuters) -- When the referee blows the opening whistle, Iraqis divided by sectarian violence put their differences aside to cheer on their team for 90 minutes.

DOHA, 13 December 2006 (Middle East Online) -- Asian Games unlikely lads Iraq and Qatar will clash for football gold on Friday.

12 December 2006 (Al-Sabaah) -- Sheikhs and prominent figures of al-Mashro'u (Jebala) district have agreed to deport families which been proved that they lodge terrorists to the outside of the district ...