The Personal Status Law that was presented by Coptic Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical Churches to Shūrá Council on Sunday night was welcomed by Copts marking a breakthrough for all the Christian denominations. The decision was presented after being discussed in the Ministry of Justice. Counselor Ramsīs al-Najjār, a Church lawyer, said that the law includes 288 articles which have been agreed upon by the three denominations, including civil marriage and divorce. Father Rafīq Greish, spokesman for the Coptic Catholic Church, said that they are waiting for the government's approval and Supreme Constitutional Court on the law. He expects that this law will lead to an end of the crisis and divisions that the Church has suffered from recently (Mu'taz al-Khsūsī, al-Misrīyūn, May 15, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.