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
- DECEMBER 28, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A Cairo criminal court condemned to death a carpenter...
A Cairo criminal court condemned to death a carpenter found guilty of murdering his wife, her lover and his own four children
- DECEMBER 27, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A court in Egypt passed the death sentence given to...
A court in Egypt passed the death sentence given to a 35-year-old woman, Afaf Abu al Magid Uthman, for infanticide to the Mufti, the highest religious authority in the country
- DECEMBER 1, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt condemned statements by the European Parliament...
Egypt condemned statements by the European Parliament (EP) expressing concern about human rights violations in Egypt, AFP said, citing a report published by the state-run press
- NOVEMBER 12, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that after the Sept
It was reported that after the Sept
- NOVEMBER 11, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Syria has extradited to Egypt the man behind the shooting...
Syria has extradited to Egypt the man behind the shooting of 58 British and other foreign tourists at Luxor in 1997
- OCTOBER 30, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was...
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was charged with conspiring to murder the leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance, Ahmed Shah Masood
- OCTOBER 23, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A man wanted by Egypt for attempting to kill a former...
A man wanted by Egypt for attempting to kill a former prime minister was arrested by British police on suspicion of terrorism-related activities
- JULY 24, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria sentenced...
A court in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria sentenced to death Khamis Said, 28, who killed his mother in March for her refusal to give him money to travel to Israel and marry the woman
- JUNE 20, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A Giza criminal court sentenced to death four men who...
A Giza criminal court sentenced to death four men who had raped a woman in front of her husband
- JUNE 20, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Jordan's criminal court sentenced two Egyptian nationals...
Jordan's criminal court sentenced two Egyptian nationals to death, including one tried in absentia, after convicting them of robbing and murdering a compatriot in Amman in December 1998
- MAY 6, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt's parliament approved most of the African Charter...
Egypt's parliament approved most of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the African Child
- FEBRUARY 2, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A penal court in Guizeh confirmed capital sentences...
A penal court in Guizeh confirmed capital sentences for murder on: Salah Abu Zaid Yusuf, Rawiaya Fathi Abd al Salam (Salah's wife) Abu Zaid Salah Abu Zaid Yusuf (Salah's son, 21)Gamal Fathi Abd al Salam, 19 and Mihammad Samir Ahmad, 25