Iraq passes bill criminalizing same-sex relations with prison time

Baghdad — Iraq’s parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalizing same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 15 years in prison, a move rights groups condemned as an ‘attack on human rights.’ Transgender people would b ...

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Sunday, 28 April 2024
Biden jabs Trump in election-year roast at correspondents’ dinner

Washington — U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel’s war against Hamas. Bi ...

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Sunday, 28 April 2024
UAE: Saif bin Zayed attends DIHAD Humanitarian College graduation ceremony

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 28 (ANI/WAM): Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, graced the inaugural Graduation Ceremony of the DIHAD Humanitarian College Master’s Programme in S ...

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Sunday, 28 April 2024
US condemns Iraq’s law to criminalise same-sex marriage, says ‘will weaken country’s ability to diversify its economy’

Washington, DC [US], April 28 (ANI): The United States condemned the Iraqi Council of Representatives’ passage of the Anti-Prostitution and Homosexuality Law, banning same-sex relations with steep fines and imprisonment for those pr ...

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Sunday, 28 April 2024