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 ...

The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.

Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say ...

Iraq passes bill that critics say legalises child marriage - Activists argue the new laws will erode safeguards for women ...

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Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the archaeological site was ravaged by Islamic State (IS) fighters after ...

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Artefacts at Kurd Qaburstan are offering rare insights into Mesopotamian urban life and culture during the Middle Bronze Age ...

The Middle Bronze Age in northern Iraq is poorly understood due to limited prior research ... between elite and non-elite ...

ABU DHABI, 7th March, 2021 (WAM) -- Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Cabinet Member and Minister of Culture and Youth ... to the site of Al Tahera Church as part of the first papal visit to Iraq. In a ...

“Because of his conviction here and the myriad problems with Iraq’s prison system, Mr. al-Tamir cannot safely be housed in an Iraqi prison,” the lawyers said in their 27-page filing.

Ten years after the genocide perpetrated against the Yazidis by the Islamic State group in Iraq's Sinjar region, tens of thousands of displaced survivors are returning home. But their homecoming ...