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
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 PENALTYEGYPT: TWO MORSI SUPPORTERS GET DEATH PENALTY, 43 OTHERS LIFE IN JAIL
AUGUST 28, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FOUR ALLEGED MOSSAD SPIES BEHEADED BY MILITANT GROUP
- 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 PENALTY
EGYPT: 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 23, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED
Eight people were executed between 16 and 19 June in the first executions recorded in Egypt since October 2011.
- 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,