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Asian champions Iraq suspended by FIFABERNE (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international soccer because of political interference in the country's Football Association, world governing body FIFA said on Friday. It is Iraq's second ban in 18 months,... In this article: FIFA, Iraq, 2010 World Cup, Asian Cup, Football Association, and Confederations Cup |
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FIFA suspends Iraq for political meddling
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation. Soccer's world governing body says it is "unacceptable" for Iraq's Olympic committee to disband the federation this week for...
In this article: FIFA, World Cup, Asian Cup, Sepp Blatter, Iraqi football, Zurich, and Jordan
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washingtonpost.com | 10 hours ago
Iraq suspended from international football
BERNE (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international football because of political interference in the country's FA, FIFA said Friday. "The FIFA Emergency Committee has...decided to suspend the Iraqi Football...
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Iraq sentences militia leader to death
...of former insurgents who turned against al-Qaida. The ruling against Adel al-Mashhadani coincided with political uncertainty in Iraq, as lawmakers planned to vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over an election law after a vice...
In this article: Al-qaida, U.S., Baghdad, Democracy, and Allegation
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Iraq struggles over election law dispute
...causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal. Iraq's fractious parliament was looking at two options - sending the same law back to the three-member...
In this article: U.S., Al-qaida, Baghdad, Democracy, Abbas al-Bayati, and Saddam Hussein
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Iraq vote faces likely delay
...vote slated for January. The United States has linked the pace of its military drawdown to the vote, but the top U.S. commander in Iraq told reporters the schedule was on track for now. All American troops are supposed to leave by the...
In this article: United States, Democracy, Nouri al-Maliki, White House, Baghdad, Raymond Odierno, and U.N.
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Iraq vote delay likely after veto on election law
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president vetoed part of a key election law Wednesday, a move that could delay national polls slated for January even as the top U.S. commander in Iraq said the timetable for American troop drawdown is on...
In this article: Democracy, Nouri al-Maliki, United States, Raymond Odierno, and Barack Obama
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The Republic of Iraq Jumhūrīyat Al-Irāq, كماری عراق, Komara Îraqê, Assyrian: ܥܝܪܐܩ), also known as Mesopotamia, is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.
Iraq shares borders with Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south. Iraq has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km (35 miles) on the northern Persian Gulf. The capital city, Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد ), is in the center-east of the country.
Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run through the centre of Iraq, flowing from north to south. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the steppe and desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.
Historically, Iraq was known in Europe by the Greek eponym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers); after the foundation of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1932, it became known by its ancient endonym 'Iraq'. Iraq has been home to continuous successive civilizations since the 6th millennium BC. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is identified as the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of writing and the wheel.
Beginning with the invasion in 2003, a multinational coalition of forces, mainly American and British, occupied Iraq.
- Name:
- Iraq
- Capital:
- Baghdad
- Language:
- Arabic, Kurdish
- Motto:
- الله أكبر
- Largest City:
- Baghdad
- Government type:
- Developing parliamentary republic
- Founding Date:
- October 15, 2005
- Formations:
- from the United Kingdom
- Area:
- 438,317
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $114.151 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $68.553 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $2,195
- Time Zone:
- GMT+3
- Currency:
- Iraqi dinar
- Demonym:
- Iraqi
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- IQD
- Country Calling Code:
- 964
- ccTLD:
- .iq
- Anthem:
- Ardh Alforatain
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