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Greek Church rejects personal status bill
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Greek Church rejects personal status bill
The Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria has rejected a new personal status draft law for non-Muslims.Greek Orthodox Church Patriarch Theodoros…
Coptic pope to challenge ruling on remarriage
Egypt
June 16, 2010
Coptic pope to challenge ruling on remarriage
Coptic Pope Shenouda III will legally challenge a ruling issued last month by the Supreme Administrative Court obliging the Coptic…
Church officials blast meeting on personal status law
Egypt
June 14, 2010
Church officials blast meeting on personal status law
A commission drawn up by the Minister of Justice met for the first time on Monday to prepare a unified…
Ministry studies personal status law for non-Muslims
Egypt
June 13, 2010
Ministry studies personal status law for non-Muslims
In light of the ongoing crisis over divorce and remarriage among Copts, a Justice Ministry committee convened on Sunday to…
Shenouda promised presidential decree on Coptic divorce, remarriage
Egypt
June 10, 2010
Shenouda promised presidential decree on Coptic divorce, remarriage
Coptic Pope Shenouda III has received promises from a leading official of the ruling National Democratic Party that a presidential…
Papal stance on divorce ignites debate among Copts
Egypt
June 9, 2010
Papal stance on divorce ignites debate among Copts
Coptic divorcee Hani Wasfi has raised a lawsuit against the Coptic Church’s refusal to allow him to remarry. Wasfi won…
Shenouda defends Coptic stance on divorce, remarriage
Egypt
June 8, 2010
Shenouda defends Coptic stance on divorce, remarriage
Coptic Pope Shenouda III held a press conference today in which he announced a decision by the Coptic Holy Synod…
Copts to demonstrate in support of Church’s stance on remarriage
Egypt
June 6, 2010
Copts to demonstrate in support of Church’s stance on remarriage
In an interview on Coptic satellite television channel CTV, Coptic Pope Shenouda III said that Coptic divorcees wishing to remarry…
Coptic Pope resists court ruling on divorce, remarriage
Egypt
June 3, 2010
Coptic Pope resists court ruling on divorce, remarriage
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the role of the Orthodox Church is "administrative" in nature and is in conformity…
Monday’s papers: Africa-France summit, ElBaradei tours Old Egypt
Egypt
May 31, 2010
Monday’s papers: Africa-France summit, ElBaradei tours Old Egypt
State-owned papers continue to hype the 25th Africa-France Summit, which is being held in the Riviera city of Nice. Al-Akhbar’s…