Marriage

Birth rate drops in Egypt to child born every 14 seconds

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 - 11:09 GMT

A marriage happens every 34 seconds, while a divorce occurs every two minutes.

What to know about legal conditions for marriage between Egyptians, foreigners

Tue, 30 May 2023 - 12:57 GMT

The Ministry of Justice launched an office to document the marriage of Egyptians to non-Egyptians in Sharm El Sheikh.

All you need to know about registering foreigners’ marriage in Egypt

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 - 10:29 GMT

Egyptian citizens considering marriage from foreigners should meet some conditions in order to register their marriage contracts, in accordance with the Egyptian law.

Divorce rates in Egypt increase in 2021 by 32K compared to 2020

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 - 01:30 GMT

He added that the divorce rates are high, but not as dangerous as people imagine, according to his statements to a TV show on DMC TV channel.

Egypt's Pre-marriage Medical Test Initiative targets 1.8M individuals per annum

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 - 01:57 GMT

Hassan affirmed that medical teams providing the service are present in the rural and urban areas of the 27 governorates.

Grand Mufti advisory allows online marriage

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 - 11:26 GMT

He also added that conducting online marriage contracts shall be used in quite limited cases.

Number of marriages in Egypt is double the divorce cases: CAPMAS

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 - 01:10 GMT

Egypt records a case of divorce every two minutes and two marriages per minute, said Major General Khairat Barakat, head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Tuesday evening.

Husbands hiding second marriage to go to jail: New Egyptian law

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 - 03:29 GMT

Amendments were made to the Personal Status draft law imposing punishment on husbands who hide their marriage/s and do not inform his current/future wife about them.

How Weddings & Honeymoons Became More Important Than Marriage

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 - 12:42 GMT

In a country where the divorce rate is rising at an exponential rate, it is only fair that people begin to develop a skeptical standpoint of marriage as a wretched institution.

2nd phase of Egypt’s marriage awareness project kicks off, to train 1,800 youths

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 - 04:02 GMT

The second phase started August 16 and will last until September 15.

Marriage rates lowered in Egypt, ma’zouns’ lives affected due to COVID-19

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 - 04:50 GMT

Lowered number of marriage contracts has been witnessed since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Egypt, says an official at the official marriage registrar authority.

Breaking social taboos, Egyptian girl announces freezing her eggs

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 - 03:35 GMT

The egg freezing process is one of the social taboos in Egypt, as some girls voiced their concerns of taking such a step

Cafes to close midnight in Ismailiyah to reduce divorce rate

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 - 03:14 GMT

In 2017, the number of marriage cases recorded 913,000, while the divorce cases hit 198,000, averaging 21.7 percent of divorce ratio to every 100 marriage cases.

On Marriage and Divorce in Egypt

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 - 12:31 GMT

Marriage and other forms of long-term relationships tend to be the stem from which social systems and social contracts develop.

Dar al-Iftaa launches campaign to facilitate marriage terms

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 - 08:43 GMT

Dar al-Iftaa launched a new campaign and a hashtag titled “Yasser” (make it easy)to facilitate marriage conditions.

4K divorce questions sent to Dar al-Iftaa every month

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 - 11:08 GMT

At least 4,200 questions exclusive to divorce are sent to Dar al-Iftaa every month, a figure that corresponds to an increasing rate of spousal separation in the country.

'We are fine': Melania Trump dismisses gossip about marriage

Sat, 13 Oct 2018 - 12:10 GMT

Melania Trump dismissed Friday the widespread talk about her husband President Donald Trump's alleged affairs with a porn star and others.

'We are fine': Melania Trump dismisses gossip about marriage

Sat, 13 Oct 2018 - 12:10 GMT

Melania Trump dismissed Friday the widespread talk about her husband President Donald Trump's alleged affairs with a porn star and others.

Hugh Grant on marriage: 'a nice cozy thing to do'

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 - 10:43 GMT

Hugh Grant on marriage: 'a nice cozy thing to do'

Why Egyptian men view marriage today as regrettable choice

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 - 10:19 GMT

It is believed that the majority of young men now think that marriage wastes youth, money and is not good for psychological health.

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