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
JULY 7, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUFTI APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF STUDENT NAIYERA ASHRAF
The Mansoura Criminal Court sentenced the murderer of the student Naiyera Ashraf to death on 6 July 2022, after the Mufti approved the Court’s unanimous decision of execution.
- JULY 4, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPY: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
An Egyptian court on 28 June 2022 sentenced to death a man after finding him guilty of murdering Nayera Ashraf, a fellow university student who refused his advances.
JUNE 30, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCES 10 PEOPLE TO DEATH IN THE HELWAN BRIGADES CASE
A court in Cairo on 28 June 2022 sentenced 10 people to death and 56 others to life imprisonment in a mass trial of the case against the Helwan Brigades, whose members have been accused of committing violent acts in Egypt.
JUNE 14, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 7 PAKISTANIS SENTENCED TO DEATH COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The death sentence of seven Pakistanis imprisoned in Egypt has been commuted to life imprisonment, Pipa news reported on 9 June 2022.
JUNE 13, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING PRIEST IN ALEXANDRIA
An Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced on 11 June 2022 a 60-year-old man to death for murdering Coptic Orthodox priest Arsanios Wadid last month in the Egyptian coastal city.
- MAY 22, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE HANDED DOWN FOR PRIEST’S MURDER
An Egyptian court on 18 May 2022 sentenced to death a man accused of the murder last month of a Coptic priest in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, judicial sources said.
- MARCH 13, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: SEVEN EXECUTED OVER ISLAMIST ATTACKS THAT KILLED POLICEMEN
Egyptian authorities executed seven men on 9 and 10 March 2022 in connection with “politically motivated” cases, and after a legal process marred by torture and lack of evidence, a rights group has told Middle East Eye.
- MARCH 8, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 4 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2014 MURDER OF 2 POLICEMEN
A Sharqiya criminal court handed on 3 March 2022 death sentences against four men and handed 7-15 jail terms to 26 others for murdering two policemen and attempting to murder other security personnel in 2014.
MARCH 7, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS CHILDREN DIES IN PRISON
An Egyptian man, who was sentenced to death for killing his three children with help of his two wives, died in prison before the death penalty could be carried out, Gulf News reported on 3 March 2022, citing local media.
FEBRUARY 22, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TOSSING FRIEND INTO NILE
A man, convicted of murdering his friend by throwing him into the Nile, was handed down a death sentence in Egypt on 17 February 2022.
FEBRUARY 14, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR PRE-WEDDING MURDER
An Egyptian court has sentenced a man to death after convicting him of murdering his bride on the eve of their wedding, Gulf News reported on 11 February 2022, citing local media.
FEBRUARY 7, 2022EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING THEIR FATHER
Two Egyptian brothers have been sentenced to death for killing their father after learning about him raping their sister (his daughter), Gulf News reported on 5 February 2022 citing local news.