Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and ...

IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades ...

Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say ...

Iraq’s proposal to lower the legal marriage age for girls to as young as 9 isn’t about protection—it’s about controlling and ...

Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep ...

For Shia Muslims, who make up a majority in the country, the lowest age of marriage for girls will be nine years old, while ...

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

MP says new Personal Status Law amendment no longer allows child marriage but concerns remain over impact of legislation ...

A storm of reactions has erupted from lawmakers and organizations in Iraq following the passage of a law that allows child ...

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

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