Date of source: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Following the circulation on social media platforms of information about the presence of security forces on land belonging to the Monastery of the Angel Abu Khashaba in Fayūm Governorate and the implementation of demolition orders, below are some details clarifying what happened.
Date of source: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī had a phone call with Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, to follow up on the Muslim cleric’s health, wishing him a speedy recovery from a recent illness.
Date of source: Sunday, February 22, 2026
Senator Ḥāzim al-Gendī, a member of the Senate and a member of the Supreme Council of al-Wafd Party, confirmed that the statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was clear and firm in condemning the statements attributed to Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, who tried...
Date of source: Friday, February 13, 2026
The Justice Party held a dialogue meeting dedicated to discussing the role of political parties in preparing and implementing the National Human Rights Strategy for the period of 2026-2031. The meeting was held during the preparations for launching the second phase of the national strategy, amid...
Date of source: Monday, January 26, 2026
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, said that the January 25 Revolution constituted an important milestone in the history of the nation, in which the Egyptian people expressed their will and aspirations for dignity and freedom, and its sons, through their sacrifices, wrote a bright page in...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
With the election of a new House of Representatives, many fathers saw their hopes revived that a new personal status law would finally enable them to see their children, participate in their upbringing, and have custody arrangements reconsidered in the best interests of the child.
Date of source: Monday, November 24, 2025
After months of banning, the Administrative Judiciary Court rejected a lawsuit calling for the prohibition of the screening of the movie al-Mulḥid (The Atheist) by director Muḥammad Jamāl al-ʿAdl on the grounds that the film had already obtained approval from the Central Authority for the...
Date of source: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Muḥammad Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, the son of the late cleric Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, who was a member of al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars and the former president of al-Azhar University, expressed "deepest appreciation" to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for naming him for the Senate membership...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
"The personal status law for Christians was prepared by a committee composed of representatives of the different churches and denominations in Egypt and has been subject to accurate reviews within the Ministry of Justice," Ramzī, a member of the House of Representatives’ Constitutional &...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
"In the case of a man who would divorce his wife verbally and would not document it, this divorce will not be effective. Only documentation will confirm the divorce," said Salāma, a member of the House of Representatives’ Human Rights Committee.