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
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 2 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
10 April 2018: a criminal court sentenced two brothers to death after their conviction for killing a contractor and setting his corpse on fire.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SENTENCES 75 TO DEATH OVER DEADLY 2013 PROTESTS
Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced 75 protesters to death, 47 life sentences, and heavy prison sentences ranging from 15 to five years to 612 people in a mass trial over a 2013 protest in support of the Muslim Brotherhood.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Six executed for murder in Cairo Prison
2 September 2018: Six executed for murder in Cairo Prison
- AUGUST 30, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Five executions carried out in Zagazig Public Prison
30 August 2018: Five executions carried out in Zagazig Public Prison
AUGUST 8, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCES 45 TO DEATH OVER DEADLY FIGHT
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced 45 people to death over killing three people in an armed fight in the coastal province of Alexandria.
- JULY 29, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Abdul Rashid Ahmed Abdel- Rahim executed in the case of a murder
29 July 2018: Abdul Rashid Ahmed Abdel- Rahim executed in the case of a murder
- JULY 28, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT HANDS DOWN 75 DEATH SENTENCES
An Egyptian court sentenced to death 75 extremists, including Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and referred what was the largest single case of capital punishment convictions to the country’s top religious authority.
- JULY 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN COURT SENTENCE 13 TO DEATH FOR PRISON ESCAPE
In the city of Ismailiyah, the local criminal court sentenced to death 13 people, witnesses and local newspapers said
- JULY 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Executes 6 for kidnapping and murder
12 July 2018: Executes 6 for kidnapping and murder
JULY 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 18 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLINGS
In the Nile Delta town of El-Zagazig, the local criminal court sentenced 18 people to death in the killings of the policeman and guard, MENA said.
JUNE 26, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CAIRO CRIMINAL COURT ISSUES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCES FOR SIX CONVICTED IN QALYUBIYA POLICE CHECKPOINT ATTACK
Cairo Criminal Court issued preliminary death sentences on six people convicted of attacking a Qalyubiya police checkpoint, killing one sergeant, in 2016.
JUNE 14, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 11 DEATH SENTENCES
An Egyptian criminal court referred the preliminary death sentences of 11 members of the terrorist-designated Muslim Brotherhood organization