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Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2026
The new personal status law for Christians clarified the issues related to the impediments to marriage. It prohibited marriage between ascendants and descendants, no matter the lineage between them, as well as between the offspring of brothers and sisters, in addition to paternal and maternal...
Date of source: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Atheism has been included in the new draft law on personal status for Christians as one of the reasons for the annulment of marriage.
The draft has taken a decisive step towards enactment following the cabinet's approval, paving the way for its referral to the House of Representatives and...
Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2026
Bishop Būlā of Ṭanṭā and its dependencies and a representative of the Coptic Church in the committee drafting the Personal Status Law for Christians clarified details regarding cases of marriage annulment.
Date of source: Sunday, April 26, 2026
A Coptic figure revealed that Egypt is preparing to issue the first Personal Status Law for Christians in its history, noting there has been no law regulating the personal status of Christians since the time of Islamic ruler ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ.
Date of source: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Anbā Bākhūm, the Patriarchal Auxiliary for the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Patriarchal Diocese Affairs, said the cabinet’s approval of the unified draft law on personal status for Christians was an "important step" towards regulating family affairs in a manner taking into consideration the particular...
Date of source: Thursday, April 30, 2026
A cabinet meeting held on Wednesday (April 29) approved the draft of the Personal Status Law for Muslims, which introduced procedures for the first time to regulate the system of personal status for Muslims in implementation of directives by President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to expedite the referral...
Date of source: Friday, April 17, 2026
The new family law emerges in a decisive legislative moment as an attempt to reshape the balance of relationships within the Egyptian home. The law is presented as a long-awaited victory for women and a necessary response to years of suffering with complex procedures and disputes that have...
Date of source: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Christina ʿImād, who had been reported missing since Tuesday, returned to her family after being missing since Tuesday (April 21) in al-Maʿṣara area, Ḥilwān district, southern Cairo.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Yūsuf Ṭalʿat, the legal advisor to the Coptic Evangelical Church, said the draft Personal Status Law for Christians has set precise conditions for conducting a second marriage, considering it to be one of the most sensitive issues within the church community.
Date of source: Monday, April 20, 2026
Bishop Bākhūm, the Patriarchal Auxiliary for Catholic Patriarchal Diocese Affairs, affirmed that statements regarding the Personal Status Law for Christians will only be issued through newspapers and media outlets accredited by the Church.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.