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Greek Church rejects personal status bill
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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