BASRA - A fire at Iraq's Rumaila oilfield was brought under control on Friday, the country's oil ministry said in a statement, adding that there were no serious injuries. The fire started at a ...

Fans of acclaimed singer-actress Sarah Brightman will soon get to hear her iconic voice live this February as she steps into the role of Norma Desmond in a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ...

Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...

Iraq's parliament today passed several laws that critics say will effectively legalise child marriage for girls as young as nine. The amendments to Iraq's personal status law will give Islamic ...

Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Protesters gather to demonstrate against a proposed law to permit underage female marriage in Tahrir Square ...

A "sectarian" bill that could potentially legitimise child marriage in Iraq has passed into law reportedly without a vote in the parliament. The parliamentary website said "the proposal to amend ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s legislature on Tuesday passed three controversial bills regarding the return of land confiscated under the Baath regime to the original Kurdish owners ...

Today Jan 21, 2025 prayer times Basrah are Fajr Time 5:39 AM, Dhuhr Time 12:12 PM, Asr Time 2:56 PM, Maghrib Time 5:16 PM & Isha Time 6:40 PM. Today's namaz timings Basrah are based on the Islamic ...

Employees inspect the Basra Natural Gas Liquids project built by China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation in Basra, Iraq, in December. DUAN MINFU/XINHUA BASRA — Hussein takes a ...