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
- AUGUST 26, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 12 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH ON TERRORIST CHARGES
between 23 and 26 August 2014, twelve people were sentenced to death on terrorism-related charges in two separate cases.
AUGUST 7, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUFTI URGES REVIEW OF MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER DEATH SENTENCE
Egypt’s Mufti Shaki Allam has urged a reconsideration of the death sentence verdict passed on Muslim
AUGUST 5, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: GIZA COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 12 MORSI SUPPORTERS
A Giza court upheld the death sentences on 12 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi,
JULY 16, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER AND RAPE
A 19-year-old man was sentenced to death by an Egyptian court on charges of sexual assault and murder
- JULY 10, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: HAMBOULY’S DEATH SENTENCE SENT TO GRAND MUFTI
The Luxor Criminal Court referred the death sentences issued against Yasser Abdel Qader, known as Al-
JULY 5, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUFTI CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR 10
Thirty-seven out of 48 defendants accused of inciting violence and blocking the Qalyoub Highway last year
- JUNE 21, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH SENTENCES OF 183 CONFIRMED
An Egyptian court confirmed the death sentences of 183 supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi,
- JUNE 19, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Al Masry Al Youm newspaper reported that three men, convicted of murder, were executed
The Al Masry Al Youm newspaper reported that three men, convicted of murder, were executed
- JUNE 19, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: COURT HANDS 14 ISLAMIST LEADERS PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCES
Giza Criminal Court handed preliminary death penalties to Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
- JUNE 18, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 12 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING OFFICER
An Egyptian judge convicted 12 Islamists of murdering one of the most senior police officers to be killed in
- JUNE 16, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
three men and one woman, convicted of murder and robbery, were executed in the prison
three men and one woman, convicted of murder and robbery, were executed in the prison
- JUNE 7, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 10 MORSI SUPPORTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Cairo’s Shubra Criminal Court sentenced 10 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to death on