Iraq changes law to allow girls to marry at 15
Iraq's parliament adjusted a law that would lower the minimum marriage age for girls to be 15, The National reported...
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Iraq revises law to allow marriage at 15 for girls
Iraq's parliament on January 21st gave the green light to amendments of the country's Personal Status Law, permitting girls as...
Forbes summit in Riyadh highlights women’s achievements in the Middle East
The leadership and achievements of women in the Middle East were the central focus of the region’s Forbes women’s summit...
Damoun prison detainees include two pregnant women
The Palestinian Commission for the Affairs of Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners revealed that the Israeli army has detained at least two...
Health worker declares Israel’s war on Gaza “awful for women”
A doctor who just left the southern city of Rafah — gynaecologst Hairhound Lahna — revealed in an interview with...
Gaza teenagers “hoped to be killed”
Israel’s war on Gaza has grown so severe that, in conversation with the spokesman for the United Nation’s children’s agency...
“Mentally devastated” Gazan woman opens up about imprisonment
Women in Gaza are on the front line of the conflict, facing unimaginable challenges as each day passes. But now,...
Women’s equality: UN meeting starts with 5 male speakers
An annual meeting of the UN body to promote equality for women began with five male speakers in a row,...
Gaza: WHO estimates 52,000 pregnant women in danger
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 52,000 pregnant women to be endangered by Israel’s war in Gaza, according to AFP...
Tunisia, Libya Unite for Border Migrant Refuge
Tunisia and Libya have said they had decided to split the cost of housing hundreds of migrants who were stuck...
Women MPs in Tunisia face uncertain future in parliament
Will the Tunisian parliament be a haven for women MPs or will new laws airbrush them out altogether? A new electoral...
