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 28, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: CAIRO COURT REDUCES TYCOON’S DEATH SENTENCE
the death sentence of Egyptian real estate tycoon Hesham Talaat Moustafa for paying an assassin to kill Suzanne Tamim in Dubai in 2008 was commuted to 15 years in prison.
- JUNE 30, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH PENALTY REINSTATED FOR MURDER
an Egyptian court reinstated the death sentence of blacksmith Mahmoud Sayyid Abdel Hafiz Essawi for murdering Heba al-Akkad, 23, in November 2008, the official Mena news agency reported.
- JUNE 28, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SENTENCED TO DEATH IN EGYPT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the criminal court of Ismailia, in northeast Egypt, found Saudi Arabian national Lafi Munther Farhhan...
- JUNE 23, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SENTENCES MILITANT LEADER TO DEATH
top Egyptian Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya leader Abdel Hamid Musa Abu Aqrab was sentenced
- JUNE 16, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR RICH DUO'S MURDER
an Egyptian court sentenced Mahmoud Essawy to death for murdering Heba Ibrahim Al-Akad, 23, and Nadine Khaled Gamal during a robbery and stealing a cellphone and 400 Egyptian pounds.
MAY 30, 2010ChadDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: 18 PEOPLE EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
eighteen people including nationals of Nigeria, Chad and Egypt were executed in Libya after being convicted of premeditated murder, Libya's online Qurina news website reported.
- MAY 25, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: AL-JUNAIDI SENTENCE ENDORSED
the Court of Cassation in Medina, Saudi Arabia, ratified the death sentence handed to Egyptian nationals Muhammad Al-Junaidi and his sister...
- APRIL 21, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COLLEAGUE IN ROW OVER PHONE VOLUME
in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance sentenced
- MARCH 19, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLING BOY
an Egyptian court in al-Sharqiya in the northern Nile Delta sentenced four men to death
MARCH 10, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: PAIR EXECUTED AMID QUESTIONS OVER MURDER CONVICTION
Egyptian man Atef Rohyum Abd El Al Rohyum was hanged in Cairo’s Isti'naf prison, and his female co-accused, Jihan Mohammed Ali, was executed in Giza for murdering Ali's husband in January 2004.
- MARCH 4, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE IN STAR’S MURDER
Egypt’s Court of Cassation threw out the death sentences of millionaire Hisham Talat Moustafa...
- JANUARY 1, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.