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Iraq Closer To Amending Law That Allows Men To Marry 9-Year-Old Girls: Report
The proposed changes would mark a shift from the 1959 legislation, also known as Law 188.
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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
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
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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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
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
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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Iraqi Journalist Who Threw Shoes At George Bush Stands For Parliament
An Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush during a news conference a decade ago is standing for parliament, campaigning against corruption and the sectarianism that has plagued his country.
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Child Marriage' Bill In Iraq Scraps Minimum Age For Muslim Girls, Stirs Outrage
A proposal in Iraq's parliament to scrap the minimum age for Muslim girls to marry has stirred outrage among critics who view it as a licence "to rape children".
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Iraqi Kurdish Referendum 'Historic Mistake': Turkey
Turkey on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi parliament move to reject referendum on Kurdish independence.
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Iraq Parliament Votes In Favour Of Travel Ban On US: Lawmakers
Iraqi lawmakers voted Monday to call on the government to enact a reciprocal travel ban on Americans if Washington does not withdraw its decision to bar Iraqis, officials said.
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In Reciprocal Move, Iraq Parliament Votes In Favour Of Travel Ban On US
Iraqi lawmakers voted Monday to call on the government to enact a reciprocal travel ban on Americans if Washington does not withdraw its decision to bar the entry of Iraqis.
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Iraq Closer To Amending Law That Allows Men To Marry 9-Year-Old Girls: Report
The proposed changes would mark a shift from the 1959 legislation, also known as Law 188.
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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
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
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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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
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
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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Iraqi Journalist Who Threw Shoes At George Bush Stands For Parliament
An Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush during a news conference a decade ago is standing for parliament, campaigning against corruption and the sectarianism that has plagued his country.
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Child Marriage' Bill In Iraq Scraps Minimum Age For Muslim Girls, Stirs Outrage
A proposal in Iraq's parliament to scrap the minimum age for Muslim girls to marry has stirred outrage among critics who view it as a licence "to rape children".
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Iraqi Kurdish Referendum 'Historic Mistake': Turkey
Turkey on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi parliament move to reject referendum on Kurdish independence.
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Iraq Parliament Votes In Favour Of Travel Ban On US: Lawmakers
Iraqi lawmakers voted Monday to call on the government to enact a reciprocal travel ban on Americans if Washington does not withdraw its decision to bar Iraqis, officials said.
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In Reciprocal Move, Iraq Parliament Votes In Favour Of Travel Ban On US
Iraqi lawmakers voted Monday to call on the government to enact a reciprocal travel ban on Americans if Washington does not withdraw its decision to bar the entry of Iraqis.
