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Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent

Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent as an adult from 18 to 9: it ‘legalizes child rape’

The law is going to a second vote by the country's government, but it has opposition from youth activist groups and from 215 women parliamentary members.

The Telegraph on MSN · 4d

Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine

Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to divorce, child custody and inheritance.

essanews.com on MSN · 1d

Iraq's shocking proposal: Lowering consent age to nine years

In Iraq, the ruling authorities are considering lowering the age of consent for young girls from 18 to 9 years. The changes proposed by the Shiite-dominated parliament would also restrict women's rights to divorce,

Dagens.com India (Eng) on MSN · 1d

Iraq Proposes Lowering Legal Age of Consent from 18 to 9

A new proposal by conservative Shiite parties in Iraq seeks to lower the country’s legal marriage age from 18 to 9 years old. This is the Third Attempt to Change the Law According to The Telegraph, the bill would also eliminate women’s rights to divorce,

Iraq, Abu Ghraib

BBC on MSN · 10h

US jury awards $42m to ex-detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib

A US jury has awarded $42m (£33m) to three former detainees of Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based defence contractor responsible for contributing to their abuse two decades ago.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3h

3 Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib win $42M judgement against defense contractor

Three former Abu Ghraib prisoners won a $42 million judgement Tuesday against an American defense contractor in connection with electrocutions, beatings and other abuses the men allege they suffered at the infamous prison operated by U.

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

Jury Finds US Defense Contractor Liable in Torture at Abu Ghraib Prison

A federal jury on Tuesday found U.S. defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war and ordered it to pay $42 million in damages.

Spy satellite images lead archeologists to the site of a historic battle in Iraq

Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site ...

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Energy China to build a one-gigawatt solar power plant in Iraq

A historic one-gigawatt solar project in Iraq is set to begin soon by state-owned China Energy Engineering Corporation ...

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Iraq shortlists 11 firms for Grand Faw port operation, decision in January 2025

Iraq has shortlisted 11 shipping companies to compete for the Grand Faw port operation contract, with a decision on the ...

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Archaeologists identify centuries-old battle site in Iraq using declassified spy satellite images

Archaeologists say they have found the site of an ancient battle in what is now Iraq by comparing historical accounts with ...

The Hill8h

Major verdict reached in Iraq abuse case

The worst cases are documented between October and December 2003, just months after the U.S. invaded Iraq as part of the ...

Iraqi News3h

Iraq gets ready to introduce a $250 billion investment plan

Iraq is preparing to offer many projects to draw in $250 billion in investments over the next two years, which is a first for ...

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Iraq dispatches 50 trucks of wheat to Syria

Iraq’s transportation ministry on Tuesday announced it had dispatched 50 truckloads of aid to Syria to support refugees from conflict-hit Gaza and Lebanon.

From Iraq, Libya To The United States - Women Across The World Pushed Back In Time

From Trump in the US to the Taliban's increasing control on Afghan women, it seems that women all across the world are being ...

Yale Daily News6h

Yale World Fellow Leon McCarron explores Iraq’s ‘Wounded Tigris’

Despite this rich heritage, McCarron said that contemporary perceptions of Iraq are overshadowed by recent conflicts and ...

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Iraq says census to be held nationwide after resolving issues with KRG

Iraq’s government on Tuesday announced that it approved conducting the general population census nationwide, including the ...

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