Egypt
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- there have been various constitutions; the latest was approved by the constitutional committee in December 2013 and by the people in the referendum of January 14-15, 2014, then ratified by the interim President on January 19, 2014
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English, Islamic, and Napoleonic systems
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral system of the House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab); 596 seats; 448 members directly elected by a majority mechanism, 120 members - with quotas for women, youth, Christians, and workers - elected from lists, and 28 members appointed by the President; the legislature lasts 5 years
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) is composed of the president and 10 judges, serving as the final instance on issues of constitutionality of laws and conflicts between lower courts regarding jurisdiction and rulings; Court of Cassation (CC), composed of the President and 550 judges organized into circuits, is the highest level of appeal for civil and criminal proceedings, referred to as "ordinary"; the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) - is composed of the President and organized into circuits
- DEATH SENTENCES
- 16 confirmed by the Court of Cassation and 4 by the Supreme Military Court
RELIGIONS
90% Muslims; 9% Copts, 1% Christians
From the country
FEBRUARY 14, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 3 MEN EXECUTED FOR KILLING POLICE OFFICER
Egypt executed three people on 13 February 2019, who were sentenced to death for the killing of a senior police officer during a raid in Cairo in 2013.
FEBRUARY 8, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 3 EXECUTED FOR 2014 MURDER OF JUDGE’S SON
Egyptian authorities executed three political prisoners on 7 February 2019, one year after they were sentenced to death on charges of killing the son of a judge, according to local rights activists.
FEBRUARY 6, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT REFERS PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE FOR POLICEMAN CONVICTED OF MURDER TO GRAND MUFTI FOR REVIEW
A criminal court in Minya on 2 February 2019 said that it is seeking the grand mufti’s opinion on a preliminary death sentence for a police officer who was convicted of killing a Christian man and his son last December.
FEBRUARY 5, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 8 DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SISI'S ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT CASE
Eight defendants out of 292 people accused of attempting to assassinate Egypt's President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and former Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef in Saudi Arabia, were sentenced to death on 4 February 2019.
FEBRUARY 4, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, THREE CHILDREN
An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced to death a man for killing his wife and three children in their home in the Nile Delta’s Kafr El-Sheikh city, Ahram reported on 3 February 2019.
FEBRUARY 1, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CABINET APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG DEALERS
Egypt’s Cabinet on 30 January 2019 approved a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. 182 of 1960 on regulating the use of drugs and combating trafficking.
JANUARY 23, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT REDUCES DEATH SENTENCES FOR 7 DEFENDANTS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT, UPHOLDS LIFE SENTENCES FOR 14 OTHERS
The Court of Cassation on 20 January 2019 overturned death sentences against seven defendants in Case 851/2015, issuing life sentences for them instead, according to lawyer Amr Ahmed.
JANUARY 22, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST 5 DEFENDANTS OVER TERROR CHARGES
Egypt's Court of Cassation upheld on 20 January 2019 death sentences against five defendants charged with terrorism.
JANUARY 21, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCES ONE MAN TO DEATH, ANOTHER TO 15 YEARS OVER TODDLER RAPE
A Cairo criminal court sentenced on 16 January 2019 one man to death and another to 15 years in prison over the rape and attempted murder of a toddler.
- JANUARY 1, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 31, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Adel Abdel Nour El Sayed Soliman executed for murder
Egypt: Adel Abdel Nour El Sayed Soliman executed for murder
- DECEMBER 28, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: ISIS-AFFILIATED MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHRISTIAN DOCTOR
The Cairo Criminal Court handed a death sentence to an ISIS-affiliated man who killed a christian doctor in his clinic in Shubra, Asharq Al-Awsat reported on 23 December 2018.