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Egypt council halts wedding of 17-year-old girl in Cairo on her wedding night
October 15, 2026 at 08:59 AM
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مصالمصرى اليوم
قبل حفل الزفاف بساعات.. إنقاذ فتاة من الزواج المبكر في مدينة نصر (تفاصيل)
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MAMasrawy
"قومي الطفولة" يحبط زواج طفلة في ليلة زفافها بمدينة نصر
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يواليوم السابع
القومي للطفولة والأمومة يتدخل لوقف زواج طفلة في ليلة زفافها بمدينة نصر
(opens the publisher’s site)Egypt's National Council for Childhood and Motherhood said it stopped the planned marriage of a 17-year-old girl in Cairo's Nasr City district on her wedding night.
- The council received a report via child helpline 16000 that the girl's parents intended to complete her marriage.
- Coordinating with the Public Prosecution, authorities detained those involved inside the wedding hall before the marriage was completed.
- The girl's parents pledged not to complete the marriage until she reaches the legal age of 18.
- Sabry Othman said the marriage would violate constitutional and civil status provisions banning marriage contracts under 18.