“Regarding the civil status law, we are strongly supporting it and there were no issues with that,” said Raid al Maliki, an independent MP. “But it was combined with other laws to be voted on together...and this might lead to a legal appeal at the Federal Court.”

Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani expressed he was pleased with the outcome as “an important step in the process of enhancing justice and organizing the daily lives of citizens.”