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
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HEAD OF SADDAM’S TRIBE
five men were sentenced to death in Iraq for murdering the head of Saddam Hussein’s Sunni tribe, the
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that Egyptian nationals Hijazi Ahmad Zaydan, Haytham al-
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that Egyptian nationals Hijazi Ahmad Zaydan, Haytham al-
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that 5 of the 35 Egyptians on death row in al-Kwafiyah
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that 5 of the 35 Egyptians on death row in al-Kwafiyah
- JULY 29, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libyan authorities executed Egyptian national Fadl Ismail Heteita...
Libyan authorities executed Egyptian national Fadl Ismail Heteita for murder after more than three years on death row.
JULY 25, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER ON TRAIN
five young Egyptians were sentenced to death for hurling a teenager to his death
JUNE 25, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Cairo court confirmed a death sentence against an Egyptian tycoon and an ex-cop
JUNE 24, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 230 DEATH SENTENCES IN SIX MONTHS
Egyptian courts have handed down unprecedented numbers of death sentences in
- JUNE 21, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT TRIBAL MEMBERS GET DEATH
eleven members of an Egyptian Bedouin tribe were sentenced to death for killing a member of a rival tribe in front of his wife and young children
- JUNE 13, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 24 DEATH SENTENCES CONFIRMED
the court in Damanhur, Egypt, confirmed the death sentence given to 24 people on
JUNE 8, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
an Egyptian was beheaded by the sword in Riyadh for murdering a Saudi during a
JUNE 7, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FEUD KILLINGS
An Egyptian court sentenced seven people from two feuding families to death for their
MAY 21, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TYCOON TO BE HANGED FOR LEBANESE DIVA MURDER
a Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian tycoon and a former policeman to death for the