He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

B efore October 7, it could be said that Iran was at the peak of its regional influence and power. The Shia crescent was ...

SDC maps path to decentralized future as Assad's fall creates delicate balance between Turkish threats and Islamist forces ...

An amendment to Iraq's 1959 Personal Status law could theoretically ... Newsweek has compiled a map that looks at the different marriage and consent laws across the world. In many countries ...

which some interpret to allow marriage of girls in their early teens — or as young as 9 under the Jaafari school of Islamic law followed by many Shiite religious authorities in Iraq. Proponents ...

Tents were set up along the roads leading to the shrine to provide services and rest for the pilgrims. Iraqi security forces ...

Iraq’s parliament passed into law on Tuesday ... The amendment to the 1959 Personal Status Law allows people to choose between religious or civil regulations for family matters such as marriage ...

The remarkable downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has liberated millions from his tyranny, but Syrian Christians and other religious ... remarkable effort in Iraq that surged ...

ABSTRACT: As of today, democracy in Iraq is still in its early stages of development, with the progress of the regime being judged through a static and idealistic view of what democracy should be, ...

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says the brotherly bonds between Pakistan and Iraq are deeply rooted in common religion and shared interests. Talking to Iraq's Ambassador to Pakistan Hamid ...

The tumultuous collapses of Iraq, Libya and Syria offer stark parallels ... Their regime entrenched itself in a framework of intense religious sectarianism and deepening divisions rather than ...