Outrage after Iraq passes controversial law allowing child marriage for girls as young as nine, sparking concerns of ...

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

Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to divorce, child custody and ...

On January 21, 2025, the Iraqi Parliament passed several laws, including the amended personal status law and a general ...

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Around 5,000 Nigerian women are stranded in Iraq, according to the head of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.

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

The modern all-volunteer military was born in the post-Vietnam years and has struggled to recruit men due to its dangerous ...

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 Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has disclosed that over five thousand Nigerians ...

Four people were killed on Monday in an air strike blamed on Turkey in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish sources ...