THE United Nations has condemned the Iraq Parliament’s bill that aims to reduce the marriage age for girls from 18 to 9 years. The Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, Amina Mohammed, described the bill as an assault on childhood. Mohammed warned that “Girls are not spouses“, stressing that they are children …
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Iraq Suspends Banking Transactions in Chinese Yuan
MEMBER of the parliamentary finance committee, Moeen Al-Kadhimi, revealed that Iraq has chosen to discontinue using the Chinese yuan in financial transactions. Al-Kadhimi told Al-Forat News that the decision was made due to worries about potential manipulation and other difficulties with certain transfers. Iraq has been ordered by the US …
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