Iraq passes law that will allow child marriage, critics warn
Iraq's parliament passes law critics claim could allow child marriage: 'Disastrous'
Iraq Passes Law Critics Say Could Legalize Child Marriage
Opponents to the amendments say they effectively legalize child marriage in Iraq and mark a significant step backward for women's rights in the country. The passage of the amendments also sets a precedent for other governments seeking to pass similar bills to adhere to their interpretation of Islamic law.
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Iraq passes Bill that critics say legalises child marriage
The ongoing oil dispute between Baghdad and Kurdistan intensifies as US intervention sparks backlash and highlights the power struggle over oil resources and regional autonomy.
Punjab's Minister for Mines, Sher Ali Gorchani, has said that gold reserves worth approximately 700 billion Pakistani rupees are present in Attock.
The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, called on Finnish firms on Wednesday to contribute to Iraq's reconstruction efforts.
BAGHDAD - The state-owned Iraqi Midland Oil Company said on Monday that it has discovered huge oil reserves in the East Baghdad oil field. Mohammed Yassin Hassan, director general of the company, said the new discovery is expected to add more than 2 billion barrels to Iraq's oil reserves, according to a statement by the company.
The incoming U.S. Trump administration promises to pile more pressure on Tehran, which has long backed a number of political parties and an array of armed factions in Iraq. Some Baghdad officials ...
A senior Israeli official says the government is working with allies in a renewed push to win the freedom of an Israeli-Russian researcher who is believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq nearly two years ago.
A customer feeds a cat at a cat cafe in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood) A customer poses for a photo at a cat cafe in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood) A customer plays with cats at a cat cafe in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an official visit against a backdrop of historic shifts in the Middle East.
Iraq's government, led by Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, is working to integrate armed factions into official security forces amid regional instability. Concerns loom regarding future U.S. policies under Trump's presidency.
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Iraq Urges Trump to Strengthen Security CoordinationIraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani congratulated US President Donald Trump on returning to the White House, while the Shiite-led Coordination Framework ignored the occasion. Instead, Coordination Framework officials focused on calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and domestic issues.
The new oil discovery would add more than two billion barrels to Iraq's oil reserves, making it the largest oil discovery in central Iraq
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