Vast crowds mourn Khamenei in Iraq's holy cities Massive crowds filled Iraq's holy cities and their shrines to mourn Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a funeral procession ahead of his burial back home. The ceremonies, which started in Tehran and passed through Iran's holy city of Qom, will culminate with Khamenei's burial on Thursday in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran. Agence France-Presse
Bottled water business owner appeals detention in Trinidad over alleged PM assassination plot Reuters
Culture 'We have been cheated': Egypt slams FIFA after loss to Argentina FIFA has faced scrutiny throughout the tournament over its video assistant referee, which overturned a goal that could have helped Egypt defeat the South American giant. Egypt
Egypt file complaint against referee after World Cup exit The Egyptian football federation said on Wednesday it had asked for the officiating team from the Pharaohs' 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the last 16 of the World Cup to be thrown out of the competition. "Hany Aburida, president of the Egyptian Football Federation, filed a complaint with FIFA, demanding an investigation into the French referee Francois Letexier... after the serious refereeing mistakes committed by the team of referees and double standards," said a statement from the federation. Agence France-Presse
Egypt 'cheated' in controversial World Cup exit to Messi's Argentina, says Hassan Egypt coach Hossam Hassan claimed his side had been "cheated" out of a place in the World Cup quarter-finals after Argentina staged a stunning late comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 on Tuesday. "I am not going to continue following the matches of this World Cup, watching the matches of this World Cup," he added. Agence France-Presse
US, Iran trade strikes in new threat to ceasefire The United States launched extensive strikes on Iran over attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, triggering a wave of reprisals Wednesday that Iran's Guards said targeted US bases in the Gulf. Washington revoked sanction waivers on Iranian oil sales and launched the new attacks on military sites in what the US military called retaliation for Iran's strikes on three commercial ships in Hormuz. Agence France-Presse
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