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
DECEMBER 2, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 188 DEATH SENTENCES IN MASS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT VERDICT
Giza's criminal court sentenced 188 defendants to death for a violent attack on a police station after last
- NOVEMBER 29, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN COURT DROPS CASE AGAINST MUBARAK OVER 2011 PROTEST DEATHS
An Egyptian court has dropped its case against former President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of
NOVEMBER 6, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FOUR RAPISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NILE DELTA
Four men were sentenced to death for raping a woman in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
OCTOBER 21, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITARY COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MILITANTS
An Egyptian military court confirmed death sentences against seven Islamist militants convicted of attacking
- OCTOBER 15, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY IMPOSED ON THREE SEYCHELLES NATIONALS
The highest Court of Appeal in Egypt has upheld the death penalty imposed on three Seychellois nationals
OCTOBER 14, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SIGNALS DEATH PENALTY FOR 7 JIHADISTS IN SINAI CASE
An Egyptian court has recommended death sentences for seven men, including a prominent Islamist militant,
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: COURT CONFIRMED DEATH SENTENCE TO 20
An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences for 20 Muslim Brotherhood members for burning a police
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR FIVE ISLAMISTS
An Egyptian court upheld death sentences against five Islamists convicted of charges including killing a
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER BADIE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN JAIL
Mohamed Badie, top leader of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced to life in jail along
AUGUST 30, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: BADIE DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE
Egypt's Grand Mufti has commuted the death sentence handed to the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader,
- AUGUST 28, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FOUR ALLEGED MOSSAD SPIES BEHEADED BY MILITANT GROUP
AUGUST 28, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO MORSI SUPPORTERS GET DEATH PENALTY, 43 OTHERS LIFE IN JAIL