CBC.ca23d
Critics say new bill passed by Iraqi lawmakers opens door to child marriage
Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...
Daily Mail23d
Iraq lowers legal age of marriage for girls to NINE
Iraq's parliament today passed several laws that critics say will effectively legalise child marriage for girls as young as nine. The amendments to Iraq's personal status law will give Islamic ...
The Times of Israel23d
Iraq passes law that could allow for child marriages
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.
CNN24d
Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...
Associated Press24d
Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Protesters gather to demonstrate against a proposed law to permit underage female marriage in Tahrir Square ...
News Of Bahrain24d
HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa meets with the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa bin Salman Education Charitable Trust and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), today met with the Prime Minister of the ...
Middle East Eye24d
Iraq: Revised 'sectarian' law that raised fears over child marriage passed without vote
A "sectarian" bill that could potentially legitimise child marriage in Iraq has passed into law reportedly without a vote in the parliament. The parliamentary website said "the proposal to amend ...
Catholic News Agency24d
Italian nun Raffaella Petrini to head Vatican Governorate
The vice president of the Vatican Governorate, who will be governor in March, is a nun. In the Dicastery of the Economy, the vice president is a nun with two degrees … Women know how to manage ...
rudaw24d
Iraq passes three controversial bills to address demands of Kurds, Shiites, Sunnis
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s legislature on Tuesday passed three controversial bills regarding the return of land confiscated under the Baath regime to the original Kurdish owners ...
National Catholic Register25d
Italian Nun to Head Vatican Governorate
The vice president of the Vatican Governorate, who will be governor in March, is a nun. In the Dicastery of the Economy, the vice president is a nun with two degrees. … Women know how to manage ...
Iraqi News25d
US dollar exchange rate increases in Iraq
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The exchange rate for the US dollar compared to the Iraqi dinar rose on Tuesday in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq ...