marriage
Church to discuss draft divorce, marriage law in November
Egypt
October 3, 2015
Church to discuss draft divorce, marriage law in November
The Coptic Orthodox Church will organize an internal debate in November on a highly-divisive law that regulates rules for divorce…
NCW condemns Gharbiya engagement, offers nationwide assistance
Egypt
September 15, 2015
NCW condemns Gharbiya engagement, offers nationwide assistance
The National Council for Women (NCW) condemned the engagement of a 9-year old child to her teenage cousin in Gharbiya…
Gharbiya family celebrates engagement of 9-year-old daughter
Egypt
September 14, 2015
Gharbiya family celebrates engagement of 9-year-old daughter
A family in Gharbiya celebrated the engagement of their nine-year-old daughter to her cousin on Sunday, among hundreds of well-wishers. “It…
Registered divorces up 10.9% in 2014
Egypt
July 13, 2015
Registered divorces up 10.9% in 2014
Registered divorces in Egypt inched up by 10.9 percent to 180,344 during 2014, according to a government report which recorded…
Billy Joel marries in surprise US wedding
Art news
July 5, 2015
Billy Joel marries in surprise US wedding
US pop legend Billy Joel married longtime girlfriend Alexis Roderick in a surprise wedding Saturday, popping their nuptials on unsuspecting…
Small is beautiful, say South Koreans making plans to marry
Life & Style
July 5, 2015
Small is beautiful, say South Koreans making plans to marry
The night before their wedding, Kim Kwang-yoon and Cho Jin-oh were up until 2 am with the bride's mother, setting…
Church to divorce advocates: Take it or leave it
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Church to divorce advocates: Take it or leave it
The Coptic Orthodox Church has said that proponents of divorce rights denied by the church can join other divorce-friendly sects…
Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip marries ex-model Sofia Hellqvist
Art news
June 14, 2015
Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip marries ex-model Sofia Hellqvist
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip married former model and reality TV star Sofia Hellqvist in the chapel of the royal palace…
Afghan weddings: bigger, fatter and hard to tame
Life & Style
May 24, 2015
Afghan weddings: bigger, fatter and hard to tame
With a burst of confetti, dancers clap and twirl around a garland-bedecked groom as Afghanistan's wedding season kicks into high…
Study: When wives take ill, divorce could be on horizon
Life & Style
March 9, 2015
Study: When wives take ill, divorce could be on horizon
Marriages are more likely to end in divorce if the wife takes seriously ill, a US study has found. The research,…