The SDF commander urges a secular, decentralised Syria post-Assad and discusses solutions with the transitional president.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have detained a prominent investigative journalist and four of his colleagues and ...

The ‘Personal Status Law’ approved without a parliamentary vote alarms activists and civil society. The fear of a ‘disintegration’ of the family and a step backwards in the rol ...

Iraq's parliament passed three controversial laws on Tuesday, including amendments to the Personal Status Law that could ...

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

By Malak Khaled Iraq’s parliament passed three controversial laws on Tuesday, leading to public outcry and criticism from ...

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

A law has been passed in Iraq that would legalise the marriage of children as young as nine.

A law has been passed in Iraq which has legalised the marriage of children as young as nine. Three controversial laws have ...

Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in most cases, but the changes passed Tuesday would let clerics ...

The legislation passed amid a chaotic session on Tuesday, sparking fears over its negative impact on women’s rights, judicial integrity, and accountability.