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
- MAY 26, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
An Egyptian driver was executed in Saudi Arabia for...
An Egyptian driver was executed in Saudi Arabia for stabbing to death his Saudi employer and cutting up the corpse
- MAY 10, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt's top religious authority approved the death...
Egypt's top religious authority approved the death sentence for Shaaban Abdel-Ghani, 30
- APRIL 13, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa...
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa told reporters he delivered a hand-written letter to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of Israel's Shas religious party, asking Egypt to intercede with Iran
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt executed two Moslem militants, Ahmed el-Naggar...
Egypt executed two Moslem militants, Ahmed el-Naggar and Ahmed Ismail
- JANUARY 1, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape, hijacking, espionage, drug trafficking political and military offenses
- DECEMBER 20, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On December 20, Hani Salah Abdel-Tawab, 19, his brother...
On December 20, Hani Salah Abdel-Tawab, 19, his brother Ikrami, 21, Ahmed Ibrahim al-Sayed, 23, and Eid Sutouhy Abdo, 28, were sentenced to death in absentia for kidnapping and raping a 22-year-old woman
- DECEMBER 12, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, the Supreme State Security Court began...
On December 12, the Supreme State Security Court began trial of 14 Islamic militant suspects, who are charged with joining illegal groups, assassinating public officials and seeking to topple the Egyptian government
- NOVEMBER 3, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On November 3, Ambassador Ahmed Aboul Gheit, speaking...
On November 3, Ambassador Ahmed Aboul Gheit, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said that existing different cultures and religions should be respected
- OCTOBER 24, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On October 24, Maher Abdel-Wahid, Egypt's State Prosecutor...
On October 24, Maher Abdel-Wahid, Egypt's State Prosecutor called for two Muslim Egyptian brothers who killed a Coptic Christian priest to be given the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally...
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally asked for the extradition from Egypt of Abdel Rahman Said, a former army officer who now is deputy commander of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forces
- AUGUST 16, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On August 16, the Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced...
On August 16, the Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced to death two men Ashraf Abdel Fattah (24), a graduate of a technical institute, and Sherif Mohamed Al Sakhawy (27) holder of a diploma in social work, who killed 12-year-old Samer Mohamed Hafez and his
- JULY 22, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Egypt signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty