English translation
Where performance of the obligation in kind is impossible, or is delayed, the debtor must compensate the damage sustained by the creditor as a result, unless the debtor proves that the non-performance or delay was due to an external cause beyond his control. Law Index 981 Home Page Civil Code Decree-Law No. 67 of 1980 AD Promulgating the Civil Code
Arabic original
عند تعذر تنفيذ الالتزام عينا، أو التأخير فيه، يجب على المدين تعويض الضرر الذي
لحق الدائن بسبب ذلك، ما لم يثبت المدين أن عدم التنفيذ أو التأخير كان لسبب
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