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
- JUNE 11, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT - 7 DEATH SENTENCES
FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
- MAY 14, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT ASKS MUFTI TO WEIGH IN ON DEATH SENTENCES FOR 13
An Egyptian court has referred the case of 13 defendants facing terrorism charges to the country's top religious authority, the Grand Mufi, for a non-binding opinion on whether they can be potentially executed as the prosecution seeks.
APRIL 28, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2013 VIOLENCE
Egypt’s highest appellate court confirmed the death penalty for six people in connection with violence in the wake of the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
- APRIL 27, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
some articles in the Code of Criminal Procedures were amended.
some articles in the Code of Criminal Procedures were amended.
- APRIL 23, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
MURDERER OF ADIB EGYPT BANK CEO NEVINE LOUTFY SENTENCED TO DEATH
Egypt’s Giza Criminal Court handed down a death sentence to the killer of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) CEO Nevine Loutfy, who was found dead inside her house in Cairo’s 6 October City in 2016.
- APRIL 17, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 1 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
17 April 2018: the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced one person to death for killing a Yemeni student in the course of a robbery.
- APRIL 16, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 3 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
16 April 2018: three defendants were sentenced to death for killing their brother by the Alexandria Criminal Court.
- APRIL 15, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST 4 OVER PLOTTING ATTACKS
Egypt's highest appeals court upheld death sentences for four people over forming a "terrorist cell" to plot attacks on security forces and other institutions.
- APRIL 15, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 1 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
15 April 2018: the Zaqaziq Criminal Court handed down the death penalty in connection with a murder.
- APRIL 11, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 3 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
11 April 2018: the Zaqaziq Criminal Court sentenced three people to death in connection with a bloody row between two families.
- APRIL 10, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 1 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
10 April 2018: the Ismailiya Criminal Court sentenced one person to death who was convicted of killing his father.
APRIL 10, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 11 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DEADLY FIGHT OVER CAR WASH
An Egyptian court sentenced 11 people to death by hanging for involvement in a deadly gunfire over car washing, semi-official newspaper Al Ahram reported.