INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
2023-01-19T09:57:54.000000 Z / Iraqs Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani on Thursday showed up in the southern governorate of Basra to
keep tabs on the preparations for the Gulf Cup final between the hosts and Oman.As soon as he got here, Prime Minister al-Sudani convened an
urgent conference with a group of ministers and Governor Assaad al-Eidani, a source said.At least two individuals have been eliminated and
dozens injured in a stampede at a stadium in Basra, southern Iraq, ahead of the Arabian Gulf Cup final.At least eighty were hurt in the
stampede.Hosts Iraq are set to deal with Oman in the last of the eight-nation Arabian Gulf Cup at 7 pm (local time).
