Iraqi Media Network returns to Baghdad holding up the participation in Cairo World Cup

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  • 12-11-2018, 10:23
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    Baghdad - INA Iraqi media network delegation returned to the capital Baghdad after the suspension of participation in the World Cup Cairo.The Iraqi delegation will suspend its participation in the World Cup and return to the homeland," the head of the Iraqi media network, Mujahid Abu al-Hill, said Sunday evening. The Iraqi delegation headed Sunday, representing the Iraqi Media Network headed by the artist Dr. Hadeel Kamel at the invitation of the Union of Arab Producers belonging to the League of Arab States. The Egyptian authorities detained the Iraqi delegation at Cairo airport, although all members of the delegation received the entry visa from the Egyptian embassy in Baghdad. The media network denounced the Egyptian abuse of our Iraqi delegation and promised it in violation of diplomatic standards and bilateral relations between the two countries. The Iraqi media network praised the efforts of the Iraqi ambassador to Egypt Habib al-Sadr to persuade the Egyptian side to release the detained delegation and return it to Baghdad. The network thanks the Iraqi ambassador, Habib al-Sadr, for his efforts to persuade the Egyptian side to release the delegation and return it to Baghdad," the head of the Iraqi media network Mujahid Abu al-Hill told Iraqi News Agency (INA).The Iraqi ambassador in Cairo has made great efforts to persuade the Egyptians to allow the delegation to enter, he said. Translated by Harith.A.Hasan