Iran's loss of influence in Lebanon and Syria has helped to spark a shift in attitude among Arab leaders.

The Rumaila field, one of the world’s biggest, is jointly operated by Iraq, BP Plc and PetroChina Co., and there are plans to bolster production to just over 2 million barrels per day by the end ...

Oil production at Rumaila has increased by 40% since 2010, BP says. The UK supermajor, state-owned PetroChina, and Iraq’s state-held Basra Oil Company (BOC) have worked in partnership to develop ...

Upon the completion of the government’s plan, the electricity Iraq will generate is expected ... including China-based PetroChina to construct a 750 megawatt power plant in Muthanna and France ...

Iraq has passed a law that would legalise the marriage of children as young as nine. Three divisive laws have now been passed which give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters ...

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 ...