Iraq’s parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women’s rights and permitted underage marriage. The parliament said on its ...

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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 ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s interior ministry said on Sunday that the country’s border with Syria is “completely secured” from movements of the Islamic State (ISIS) as Baghdad ...

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 ...

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 ...

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani pledged to continue support for Lebanon after the latter's recent formation of a new government, Iraqi government spokesman Basim al-Awadi ...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Precision airstrikes led by Iraqi security forces (ISF) killed five Islamic State (ISIS) operatives near Iraq's Kirkuk on Jan. 31, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said in an X ...

The Federal Government of Iraq aims to unify the country under its control by ending Kurdistan's independence and controlling all oil and gas production and revenue. The ongoing oil embargo and ...