Child marriage has been a prevalent issue in Iraq. A 2023 U.N. survey found that between 2015 and 2021, 28 percent of girls were married before they turned 18.

GENEVA (5 June 2025) - The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Brazil, Indonesia, Iraq, Norway, Qatar and Romania, after reviewing the six States parties during its latest ...

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman urges Pakistan to openly support Iran and Gaza, warning that ignoring regional aggression will make Pakistan the next target. He also criticises the IMF-led budget, ...

The onetime Vanity Fair editor and Substack convert talks to Mishal Husain about the current moment in US politics, and ...

Iran carried out executions at “an alarming rate” last year with at least 975 people killed, the United Nations chief said in ...

The World Bank’s Breaking Barriers report reveals that entrenched social norms, not just economic constraints are key ...

A person doesn’t have to support the Israeli government politically (many Israelis do not), but there is a special kind of ...

An air war between Israel and Iran broke out June 12 after Israel struck nuclear and military targets in Iran. This is something Israel has long made clear it might eventually do as part of its ...

A long-serving Royal Marine commando who struggled after returning to civilian life choked to death on a steak at a golf ...

As Israel and the US battle Iran in the Middle East, the ripple effects are likely to be felt in Africa. For more than four ...

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday delivered a scathing critique of the country’s current economic and political direction, warning that national ...

Princess Iman is the only child of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa, 31, who wed in June 2023 in a ceremony in Amman. The couple were engaged for nine months before tied the knot in an Islamic ...