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    "editor1": "<p>The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup 2023 kicked off in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.&nbsp;Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia&#39; al-Sudani on Friday announced at the opening ceremony the start of the Gulf championship, saying the ceremony bears connotations of &quot;fraternity between the Gulf Arab brothers&quot;, reports Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The opening match between Iraq and Oman ended in a draw without goals after the opening ceremony. The Iraqi national team is in Group A alongside Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, while the second group includes the soccer teams of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Qatar hosted the 24th edition of the tournament in 2019, which was suspended thereafter due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The tournament, founded in 1970, returned to Iraq for the first time after the Iraqi capital Baghdad hosted its 5th edition in 1979.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Iraq hopes the ongoing Gulf Cup will be an opportunity to show the country&#39;s return to regional activities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and heads of football federations in the Gulf countries participated in the ceremony.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Iraq hopes the ongoing Gulf Cup will be an opportunity to show the country&#39;s return to regional activities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sa20-2023\">SA20, 2023 - Squads &amp; Schedule<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>cs<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>This story has not been edited by Cricketnmore staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n",
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