Rights Groups Warn of Rising Inequality and Child Marriage Risks

Human Rights Watch has condemned Iraq’s newly amended Personal Status Law, calling it discriminatory and a setback for women’s rights. The amendment lets people choose between civil or religious regulations for family matters like marriage, divorce, and inheritance. Under the Shiite “Jaafari Code”, a husband can change his marriage contract to religious law without [...]

Iranian Workers and Pensioners Protest Unpaid Wages Nationwide

Protests erupted across at least five major Iranian cities as pensioners, nurses, and oil sector workers demanded fair wages and payment of long-overdue benefits. Retirees from Iran’s Telecommunications Company rallied in cities including Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Khoy, denouncing corruption and unpaid allowances. In Kermanshah, nurses protested over more than a year of [...]

New Challenges For the Fledgling Iranian Church

Muslim Iran probably has the fastest-growing church in the world. The people are tired of forced spirituality coming from hypocritical clerics. Soon after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, another revolution began to brew. This other revolution, based on winning, equipping, and sending people for the cause of Christ, was led by groups like SAT7 PARS and [...]

Jordan and Iraq Discuss Energy, Trade, and Regional Stability

King Abdullah II of Jordan and Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid met in Amman to strengthen economic, trade, and investment cooperation between their nations. Discussions at Basman Al-Zaher Palace focused on advancing joint electricity projects, improving trade flow, and easing cross-border movement of goods and people. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to regional stability, [...]

Religious Freedom Under Threat In Türkiye

Christians in Türkiye are facing increasing challenges and discrimination. Many foreign Christians who have lived in the country for years are being banned or deported, often labeled as “national security threats” without any evidence. One example is Kenneth Wiest, an American Protestant who lived in Türkiye since 1985 but was denied reentry and marked as [...]

Syria’s Christians Struggle To Survive

Christians in Syria are facing a deep crisis as the Church struggles to survive after years of war and instability. Archbishop Jacques Mourad of Homs said that the Church is “dying,” with many Christians leaving the country to find safety and a better life. Before the war, more than two million Christians lived in Syria, [...]

Two Killed, Five Injured in Zubair Oilfield Fire in Iraq

A fire at Iraq’s Zubair oilfield on Sunday killed at least two workers and injured five others, some critically, officials confirmed. The blaze erupted during welding operations near a pipeline carrying crude oil to storage tanks. Firefighters battled for several hours before bringing the fire under control by mid-afternoon, according to the Basra Oil [...]

Gaza Families Move North Amid Ongoing Shortages of Water and Food

WEST BANK: In the occupied West Bank, OCHA reported that violence is continuing due to the olive harvest season, which started on October 9. There have been over 85 attacks by settlers on Palestinian farmers and their land, disrupting the harvest, injuring more than 110 people, and damaging over 3,000 trees in 50 villages. [...]

Kafala System: Exploitation Of Migrant Workers In Lebanon

The kafala system in Lebanon is a sponsorship system that controls migrant workers, especially domestic workers. Under this system, a worker’s legal status depends entirely on their employer. Workers cannot change jobs or leave the country without the employer’s permission. Many employers take advantage of this power by withholding wages, keeping passports, or forcing workers [...]

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