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Iraq Closer To Amending Law That Allows Men To Marry 9-Year-Old Girls: Report
- Monday November 11, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The proposed changes would mark a shift from the 1959 legislation, also known as Law 188.
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Iraq Proposes Law To Reduce Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls To 9
- Friday August 9, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
A proposed bill in Iraq's parliament has sparked widespread outrage and concern, as it seeks to reduce the legal age of marriage for girls to just 9 years old.
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Iraq Passes Bill Criminalising Same-Sex Relations, Jail Upto 15 Years
- Sunday April 28, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Iraq's parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an "attack on human rights".
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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
- Monday October 2, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Turkey hit several places inside Iraqi Kurdistan with air strikes on Sunday, a local official said, Ankara confirming it had struck "20 targets" it claimed were used by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters.
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"Here For A Revolution": Iraq Protesters Occupy Parliament Again
- Saturday July 30, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" and occupied parliament on Saturday in a deepening political crisis.
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Rockets Target Iraq Parliament Speaker's Home, 2 Injured
- Wednesday January 26, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two children were wounded Tuesday night when rockets were fired towards the home of Iraq's speaker of parliament, security sources said.
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
- Tuesday October 12, 2021
- World News | Reuters
Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results, officials and a spokesperson for the Sadrist Movement.
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Hundreds In Baghdad Demand Ouster Of US Troops From Iraq
- Saturday November 7, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Several hundred protesters gathered in the Iraqi capital on Saturday afternoon to demand US troops leave the country in accordance with a parliament vote earlier this year.
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US Troop Withdrawal Would Be "Worst Thing To Happen To Iraq", Says Trump
- Wednesday January 8, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a US troop withdrawal from Iraq at this stage would be the "worst thing" for the country, after Baghdad's parliament demanded the expulsion of American forces.
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"Will Charge Sanctions Like Never Before": Trump On Call To Leave Iraq
- Monday January 6, 2020
- World News | Reuters
US President Donald Trump threatened sanctions against Baghdad on Sunday after Iraq's parliament called on US troops to leave the country, and the president said if troops did leave, Baghdad would have to pay Washington for the cost of the air base there.
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Iraq Parliament Demands US Troop Ouster After Iran General's Killing
- Wednesday January 8, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pressure against the US in Iraq ramped up Sunday, as rockets hit near the American embassy and parliament demanded the ouster of thousands of US troops over the killing of a top Iranian general.
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Iran Steps Back From Nuclear Deal, Says No Limits On Enrichment
- Monday January 6, 2020
- World News | Reuters
Iran said on Sunday it would further roll back its commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers but continue to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, according to state television.
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Iraq Protests: 93 Dead, Firebrand Cleric Demands Government's Resignation
- Saturday October 5, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The death toll from mass protests in Baghdad and cities across southern Iraq rose to 93 on Saturday as the unrest entered its fifth day, parliament's human rights commission said.
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Iraq Parliament Bans Online Battle Games, Citing 'Negative' Influence
- Thursday April 18, 2019
- Agence France-Presse
Iraq's parliament on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban the popular but brutal online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for "inciting violence" in the war-torn country.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Ballot Box Storage Site Catches Fire In Baghdad
- Sunday June 10, 2018
- World News | Reuters
A storage site housing half of Baghdad's ballot boxes from Iraq's parliamentary election in May has caught fire, just days after parliament called for a nationwide recount of votes, citing allegations of widespread violations.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iraq Closer To Amending Law That Allows Men To Marry 9-Year-Old Girls: Report
- Monday November 11, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The proposed changes would mark a shift from the 1959 legislation, also known as Law 188.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iraq Proposes Law To Reduce Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls To 9
- Friday August 9, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
A proposed bill in Iraq's parliament has sparked widespread outrage and concern, as it seeks to reduce the legal age of marriage for girls to just 9 years old.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iraq Passes Bill Criminalising Same-Sex Relations, Jail Upto 15 Years
- Sunday April 28, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Iraq's parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an "attack on human rights".
- www.ndtv.com
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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
- Monday October 2, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Turkey hit several places inside Iraqi Kurdistan with air strikes on Sunday, a local official said, Ankara confirming it had struck "20 targets" it claimed were used by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Here For A Revolution": Iraq Protesters Occupy Parliament Again
- Saturday July 30, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" and occupied parliament on Saturday in a deepening political crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rockets Target Iraq Parliament Speaker's Home, 2 Injured
- Wednesday January 26, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two children were wounded Tuesday night when rockets were fired towards the home of Iraq's speaker of parliament, security sources said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
- Tuesday October 12, 2021
- World News | Reuters
Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results, officials and a spokesperson for the Sadrist Movement.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hundreds In Baghdad Demand Ouster Of US Troops From Iraq
- Saturday November 7, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Several hundred protesters gathered in the Iraqi capital on Saturday afternoon to demand US troops leave the country in accordance with a parliament vote earlier this year.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Troop Withdrawal Would Be "Worst Thing To Happen To Iraq", Says Trump
- Wednesday January 8, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a US troop withdrawal from Iraq at this stage would be the "worst thing" for the country, after Baghdad's parliament demanded the expulsion of American forces.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Will Charge Sanctions Like Never Before": Trump On Call To Leave Iraq
- Monday January 6, 2020
- World News | Reuters
US President Donald Trump threatened sanctions against Baghdad on Sunday after Iraq's parliament called on US troops to leave the country, and the president said if troops did leave, Baghdad would have to pay Washington for the cost of the air base there.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iraq Parliament Demands US Troop Ouster After Iran General's Killing
- Wednesday January 8, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pressure against the US in Iraq ramped up Sunday, as rockets hit near the American embassy and parliament demanded the ouster of thousands of US troops over the killing of a top Iranian general.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iran Steps Back From Nuclear Deal, Says No Limits On Enrichment
- Monday January 6, 2020
- World News | Reuters
Iran said on Sunday it would further roll back its commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers but continue to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, according to state television.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iraq Protests: 93 Dead, Firebrand Cleric Demands Government's Resignation
- Saturday October 5, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The death toll from mass protests in Baghdad and cities across southern Iraq rose to 93 on Saturday as the unrest entered its fifth day, parliament's human rights commission said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iraq Parliament Bans Online Battle Games, Citing 'Negative' Influence
- Thursday April 18, 2019
- Agence France-Presse
Iraq's parliament on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban the popular but brutal online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for "inciting violence" in the war-torn country.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Ballot Box Storage Site Catches Fire In Baghdad
- Sunday June 10, 2018
- World News | Reuters
A storage site housing half of Baghdad's ballot boxes from Iraq's parliamentary election in May has caught fire, just days after parliament called for a nationwide recount of votes, citing allegations of widespread violations.
- www.ndtv.com