Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, ...

A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 years in prison on genocide charges, in the country's first ...

A court in Stockholm on Tuesday convicted a Swedish woman of genocide, crimes against humanity and gross war crimes committed in Syria in 2015 against women and children of the Yazidi religious ...

Türkiye on Tuesday confirmed efforts were underway to form a coalition against the Daesh terrorist group with Iraq, Jordan ...

Iraq’s top court has thrown out a legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament ...

Women’s rights advocates argue that the changes ... corruption and embezzlement as well as militants who committed war crimes. The third bill aimed to return lands confiscated from the Kurds ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation ... including a measure that activists said undermines women’s rights. A number of members of parliament filed a complaint alleging ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq's top court suspended implementation Tuesday of three controversial bills passed last month by the country's parliament, including a measure that activists said undermines women's ...

This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo) Women’s rights advocates argue ... as well as militants who committed war crimes. The third bill aimed to return lands ...