Divorce in Egypt is just a matter of being verbally declared by Muslim men to their spouses

President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi of Egypt alarmed by the high rate of divorce in Egypt

Did You Know That: In Egypt, divorce is the prerogative of the husband and just a matter of being verbally declared by Muslim men to their spouses. Egypt has the highest number of divorce rate in the world. Over 40 percent of married couples divorce within the first four years of marriage in Egypt.  

President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi of Egypt

President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi of Egypt recently stated he was alarmed by the high rate of divorce in the country and would like to see divorce being regulated by a state authorized body rather than by the simple pronunciation of a Muslim husband dissatisfied with his wife. President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi said in a televised address that he has recently learned from the head of the state Statistics Bureau that about 40 percent of Egypt’s 900,000 annual marriages end in divorce after five years.

The president suggested that legislation should be adopted making a divorce only legally valid when it is done before a “maazoun,” an authorized cleric appointed by the government to officiate marriage and divorce. While this does occur, many Muslim husbands are said to prefer divorcing their spouses verbally, frequently in the heat of an argument. This may later be formally documented. 

Read more … Egyptian President Alarmed Over High Divorce Rates

Diplomatic strain between US-Mexico intensifies over President Trump’s plan to build a border wall

Mexican President Peña Nieto cancels a planned meeting with US President Trump next week over the Executive Order signed by Trump yesterday to build a border wall and make Mexico pay for it.

 Mexican President Peña Nieto

"This morning we have informed the White House that I will not attend the meeting scheduled for next Tuesday with the POTUS," Peña Nieto tweeted. 

Read more: Mexico President Cancels Trip to Visit the US to Meet Donald Trump 

The United State's DOW industrial average hit a historic milestone of 20,000 today

The DOW industrial stock average hit a historic milestone of 20,000 today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ.

Since the election of President Trump back in November 2016, the US stock market has been rising steadily up by an impressive 1,667 points to 20,000 today giving him a favorable vote from the market and business community. But what exactly does this mean for the average investor like you? Will it lead to more people like me and you moving more money into the market?

This is a very significant event. Find out in this video narrative:

 

The average started tracking the most powerful US corporate stocks since 1896, and has provided a broad measure of the market's strength through 22 recessions, 22 presidents, the Great Depression, two market crashes and several rallies, corrections, bull and bear markets. Read about the Dow’s average long road to 20,000 here:

The Long Road to Dow 20000 Index

Update On the Collapse of the Reigners Bible Church Building in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria

The Reigners Bible Church Building Collapse in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria

Did You Know That: Buildings in the premises of The Reigners Bible Church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State were marked for demolition but the developer ignored all the markings by covering them with paint!

ICMS,Inc Reports

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Buildings in the church premises
were marked X for demolition

During a recent Commission of Inquiry hearing established by Akwa Ibom State government to determine the cause of the collapse of the Reigners Bible Church building in Uyo, Mr. Effiong Akpan, the Head, Town Planning Department, Uyo City Capital Development Authority stated that buildings on the church premises had been determined to be inadequate and were marked for demolition but the developer ignored all the markings by covering them with paint. 

During the hearing, Akpan stated: “We marked ‘X’ on the structure on March 6, 2013, it was covered by paint; we did the same on July 16, 2014; March 1, 2016; July 20, 2016, and August 16, 2016.

Buildings in the church premises 
were marked X for demolition

The Commission of inquiry that was set up by Governor Emmanuel Udom in December and is required among other things to recommend adequate sanctions and actions against all individuals determined to be culpable in the church building collapse, determine the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the church building and make recommendations to be taken against any person, institution or authority to guard against future occurrences.

Background

On December 10, 2016, the Pastor of the "Reigners Bible Church" located along Uyo Village Road in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria was supposed to be consecrated as a Bishop and the church was filling to capacity when suddenly without warning the roof of the church collapsed resulting in tremendous tragedy. Witnesses at the scene say that over 50 people were removed the rubble of the collapsed church building and taken away by ambulances. Many of those taken away appeared to be dead. Reports from the scene tragedy indicated that the State Governor Emmanuel Udom was in attendance at the church when the tragedy occured.

According to news reports "The governor and his people were inside the church. But they escaped because they were sitting in the front and the roof collapsed in the middle on top of many people"

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