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
APRIL 10, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 36 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CHURCH ATTACKS
A Cairo military court sentenced 36 people to death over their involvement in attacks against Coptic churches in Egypt, defence lawyers said.
- APRIL 5, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 2 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
5 April 2018: the Helwan Criminal Court sentenced two defendants to death in a robbery-linked homicide.
- APRIL 3, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 6 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes in two different cases
3 April 2018: the Shebin al-Kom Criminal Court sentenced two people to death; another four people were sentenced to death in connection with a blood feud by the Sohag Court.
- APRIL 1, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 1 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
April 2018: the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced one person to death for murder, which occurred in a fight following a traffic dispute.
APRIL 1, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OF CASSATION UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN KILLING OF LIQUOR STORE OWNER
Egypt’s Court of Cassation upheld a death sentence for a man convicted of murdering Alexandria liquor store owner Youssef Lamei.
MARCH 26, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO DEATH SENTENCES CONFIRMED
26 March 2018: the death penalty for two students, Ahmed Amin al-Ghazali and Abd al-Basir, has been confirmed.
- MARCH 22, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Three more men have been executed in Egypt for terrorism.
Three more men have been executed in Egypt for terrorism.
- MARCH 22, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
two other persons -Suleiman Eid Garabia and Rabhi Gomaa Hussein Hassan – were executed by hanging.
22 March 2018: two other persons -Suleiman Eid Garabia and Rabhi Gomaa Hussein Hassan – were executed by hanging.
- MARCH 20, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Samir Radwan 22 years old and Abdo Mohamed Ezzat Abdel Majeed 24 years were executed by hanging in the case of killing a student in the first grade secondary in the east.
20 march 2018: Ahmed Samir Radwan 22 years old and Abdo Mohamed Ezzat Abdel Majeed 24 years were executed by hanging in the case of killing a student in the first grade secondary in the east.
MARCH 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES TO DEATH WIFE AND LOVER FOR MURDERING HUSBAND IN SHARQIA
The Criminal Court in Sharqia Governorate chaired by Chancellor Mahmud Al Kahky has upheld decision of the Grand Mufti to sentence to death a housewife and her lover for murdering the husband and an angler wants to bed her.
MARCH 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT ISSUES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE FOR MASSACRE OF FAMILY IN BEHEIRA
The Damanhour Criminal Court has issued a preliminary death sentence against a man convicted of killing a family of four in Beheira Governorate in 2017.
MARCH 10, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 10 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PLANNING ATTACKS
An Egyptian court sentenced 10 people to death after they were convicted of forming a terrorist group and planning attacks on police and security forces, judicial sources said.