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
JUNE 2, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: POLICE CAPTAIN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER-ROBBERY
Qena's Criminal Court has sentenced a police captain to death for the murder of two people in 2012, Al-
JUNE 1, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO 'JEWISH' ISLAMISTS
An Egyptian court that sentenced to death 37 Islamists and handed life terms to 492 others defended its
MAY 19, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR ISLAMIST WHO THREW CHILDREN OFF ROOF
Alexandria's criminal court upheld an earlier verdict sentencing Mahmoud Hassan Abdel-Naby to death for
- MAY 6, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: EGYPTIAN DUO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
In Kuwait, the Criminal Court presided over by Justice Waleed Al-Kandari sentenced two Egyptian
APRIL 28, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 683 ISLAMISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH, ANOTHER 492 DEATH SENTENCES REVERSED
an Egyptian court in Minya condemned the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 of his supporters to
- APRIL 5, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: POLICE CAPTAIN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A police captain’s death verdict in Qena was referred to the Grand Mufti of the Republic, according to
APRIL 3, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CABINET APPROVES NEW TERROR LAW
The Egyptian government approved a new anti-terrorism law, in the wake of a terrorist attack outside Cairo
MARCH 29, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO MURSI SUPPORTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian court sentenced two supporters of former president Mohamed Mursi to death for murder
MARCH 25, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: MARZOUKI CONDEMNS EGYPT DEATH SENTENCES, CALLS FOR ABOLISHING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The President of Tunisia, Moncef Marzouki, implicitly condemned the 529 death sentences handed down
MARCH 24, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 529 MORSI BACKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Egypt sentenced 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death after a
- MARCH 19, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: GRAND MUFTI RATIFIES 26 DEATH SENTENCES FOR TERRORISM
Egypt's Grand Mufti, the country's top Islamic jurist, ratified a Cairo criminal court ruling sentencing 26
- MARCH 10, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 14 SENTENCED TO HANG OVER REVENGE KILLING
a court in Cairo sentenced 14 men to be hanged for the revenge killing of a merchant and his daughter in a