Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones ...

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

IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades old laws. The change on Tuesday has increased the interpretation of ...

"We announce that we will suspend our military operations against [Israel]," the Nujaba Movement's leader said.

The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance.

Family matters - including marriage, divorce and inheritance - will now be under the control of Islamic courts, which some ...

By bnm Gulf bureau More than 5,000 Nigerian women are currently stranded in Iraq after being recruited as caregivers under ...

The Iraqi prisoner had sued the Biden administration, saying he would be at risk for abuse at a prison in his homeland.

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

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The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 ...