Summary:

1. Referral of 2 defendants to the Grand Mufti of the Republic, a procedural step preceding the execution of the death sentence in the case of the bombing of the Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad.
2. Renewal of detention of journalist Haidar Qandil in the “Shiite case,” while acquitting 5 other defendants in the same case.
3. The Ministry of Interior has denied reports suggesting that the health status of prisoner Hazem Salah Abu Ismail is unclear or shrouded in uncertainty.
4. Following a gathering of lawyers, the head of the New Cairo Court has rescinded a decision to impose fees for inquiries regarding rulings in civil and tenancy-related cases.

Details

1. Prosecution Investigations:

• Supreme State Security Prosecution:

During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody.

2. Renewal of Detention:

Sunday, 1 November

Supreme State Security Prosecution, via a remote detention-renewal session, at the New Cairo Courthouse, renewed the detention of:

1. Journalist Haidar Qandil for 15 days in Case No. 5635 of 2026, Supreme State Security, on charges of leading a terrorist group and committing an act of terrorism financing.
2. Shaimaa al-Shazli, sister of political dissident Mona al-Shazli, for 15 days in Case No. 4489 of 2026, Supreme State Security on charges of leading a terrorist group and committing an act of terrorism financing.
3. Broadcaster Talal Mohamed Abdel Aal Seif for 15 days in Case No. 5211 of 2026, Supreme State Security on charges of leading a terrorist group and committing an act of terrorism financing.

Monday, 2 November

1. Supreme State Security Prosecution, via a remote detention-renewal session, at the New Cairo Courthouse, renewed the detention of citizen Romani Gharib for 15 days, in Case No. 4832 of 2026, Supreme State Security, on charges of leading a terrorist group and committing an act of terrorism financing.
2. Trials:

Sunday, 1 November

Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber, held at Badr Prison, reviewed 50 cases involving approximately 960 defendants. The proceedings were as follows:

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers-I, headed by Judge Mohamed Saeed El-Sherbini, with the membership of Judges Wael Omran and Gharib Ezzat, postponed the trial of 30 defendants in Case No. 11 of 2025, New Cairo, known in the media as the “the trial of Jihad El-Haddad and the 2 sons of Khairat El-Shater” case, to the session on November 17, 2026.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 62 defendants in Case No. 7425 of 2025, New Cairo known in the media as the “New Cairo Administrative Committees Cell” case, to the session on December 21, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 9 defendants in Case No. 9678 of 2025, Ain Shams known in the media as the “Ain Shams ISIS Cell” case, to the session on January 16, 2027.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 26 defendants, in Case No. 3025 of 2026, New Cairo, on charges of establishing and leading a terrorist group, as well as joining a terrorist group to the session on December 9, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 6 defendant in Case No. 21294 of 2025, Giza known in the media as the “Gehad Cell” case, to the session on December 8, 2026.
6. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 2 defendants in Case No. 25161 of 2025, on charges of joining a terrorist group and conducting surveillance on diplomatic facilities to the session on January 17, 2027.
7. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 2 defendants in Case No. 4228 of 2026, Gamalia known in the media as the “Gamalia Cell” case, to the session on November 3, 2026.

Monday, 2 November

1. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 58 defendants in Case No. 19862 of 2024, 1^st Settlement, known in the media as the “1^st Settlement Cell” case, to the session on December 8, 2026.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 8 defendants in Case No. 1937 of 2025, Al-Darb El-Ahmar, known in the media as the “Darb El-Ahmar Cell” case, to the session on December 9, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 11 defendants in Case No. 259 of 2025, Giza known in the media as the “Smuggling Cell” case, to the session on to December 23, 2026.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 1 defendant, , in Case No. 893 of 2026, Omrania, on charges of possessing a bomb dating back to World War II to the session on December 23, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 10 defendants in Case No. 2448 of 2026, Giza known in the media as the “Giza Terrorist Cell” case, to the session on December 21, 2026.
6. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 4 defendants in Case No. 13101 of 2026, Nasr City-III known in the media as the “Nasr City Cell” case, to the session on December 21, 2026.
7. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 3 defendants in Case No. 3014 of 2026, 15 May known in the media as the “15 May Cell” case to the session on January 19, 2027.

Tuesday, 3 November

1. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 2 defendants in Case No. 4228 of 2026, Gamalia known in the media as the ” Gamalia Cell” case, to the session on November 5, 2026.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 6 defendants in Case No. 37 of 2025, Old Egypt, known in the media as the “Misr Al-Qadima Cell” case, to the session on November 14, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 1 defendant in Case No. 27805 of 2025, Helwan, known in the media as the “Joining Al-Qaeda” case to the session on December 9, 2026.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 30 defendants in Case No. 576 of 2025, 5^th Settlement known in the media as the “Financial Support Cell” case, to the session on December 8, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 70 defendants in Case No. 56 of 2025, Nasr City, known in the media as the “Administrative Committees Cell” case to the session on January 5, 2027.
6. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 3 defendants in Case No. 4314 of 2026, Mataria, known in the media as the “Mataria ISIS Cell” case, to the session on January 3, 2027.
7. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 1 defendant, Case No. 3934 of 2026, Nasr City, on charges of assuming leadership of a terrorist group, to the session on December 8, 2026.
8. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 6 defendants in Case No. 22347 of 2026, Haram, known in the media as the “Al-Haram Cell” case, to the session on December 9, 2026.
9. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 65 defendants in Case No. 19868 of 2024, Helwan, known in the media as the Helwan cell to the session on January 2, 2026.
10. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 1 defendant in Case No. 2743 of 2026, 6^th of October), one defendant is charged with leading a terrorist group, to the session on January 2, 2027.

Wednesday, 4 November

1. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 11 defendants in Case No. 33779 of 2024, Al-Haram, known in the media as the “Al-Haram ISIS Cell” case, to the session of January 16, 2027.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 71 defendants in Case No. 3768 of 2025, New Cairo, known in the media as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure Cell” case, to the session of January 19, 2027.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 17 defendants in Case No. 10163 of 2026, Dar Al-Salam known in the media as the “Dar Al-Salam Cell” case, to the session of January 4, 2027.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 23 defendants in Case No. 9466 of 2026, Heliopolis known in the media as the “Heliopolis Cell” case, to the session of January 18, 2027.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trial of one defendant, accused of joining a terrorist organization, in Case No. 835 of 2026, 6^th of October to the session of January 16, 2027.
6. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 15 defendants in Case No. 6724 of 2026, Dar Al-Salam known in the media as the “Dar Al-Salam Cell” case, to the session of January 5, 2027.
7. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 89 defendants in Case No. 12904 of 2024, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure” case, to the session of January 17, 2027.
8. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 42 defendants in Case No. 17949 of 2025, Mataria known in the media as the “Mataria Cell” case, to the session of January 3, 2027.
9. The same circuit postponed the trial of 2 defendants, in Case No. 22559 of 2026, Helwan on charges of establishing and assuming leadership of a terrorist group to the session of December 9, 2026.
10. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 2 defendants in Case No. 4928 of 2026, Boulaq al-Dakrour, known in the media as the “Boulaq ISIS Cell” case, to the session of January 19, 2027.

Thursday, 5 November

1. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 68 defendants in Case No. 18445 of 2026, 1^st Settlement known in the media as the “First Tagamoa Cell” case—have had their hearing adjourned to November 15, 2026.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 44 defendants in Case No. 10948 of 2024, New Cairo, known in the media as the “Financial Committees Cell” case—have had their hearing adjourned to January 18, 2027.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 7 defendants in Case No. 19782 of 2024 Nasr City known in the media as the “Second Nasr City Cell” case—have had their hearing adjourned to December 9, 2026.
4. Same Chamber referred the cases of two defendants in Case No. 4228 of 2026 Gamalia known in the media as the “Egyptian Embassy Bombing in Islamabad” case—to the Grand Mufti of Egypt, scheduling the next hearing for December 23, 2026.

Saturday, 7 November

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer as members, postponed the trial of 1 defendant, in Case No. 760 of 2025, Nozha, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disrupting a flight to Dammam to the session on December 29, 2026.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 5 defendants in Case No. 6311 of 2025, October-I, known in the media as the “October Cell” case to the session on December 28, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 2 defendants, in Case No. 9200 of 2026, Nasr City-I, on charges of founding and leading a terrorist group to the session on December 16, 2026.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 4 defendants in Case No. 6726 of 2026, Imbaba known in the media as the “Imbaba Cell” case to the session on December 12, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 2 defendants in Case No. 4286 of 2026, Nasr City known in the media as the “Nasr City Cell” case to the session on December 12, 2026.
6. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 65 defendants in Case No. 24718 of 2025, 5^th Settlement known in the media as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure” case to the session on January 9, 2027.
7. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 3 defendants in Case No. 3418 of 2026, Agouza known in the media as the “Agouza Cell” case to the session on November 24, 2026.
8. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 54 defendants in Case No. 5245 of 2026, October-II known in the media as the “October ISIS Cell” case to the session on November 24, 2026.
9. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 7 defendants in Case No. 133 of 2026, Ain Shams known in the media as the “Ain Shams ISIS Cell” case to the session on December 13, 2026.
10. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Appeals Chamber, held Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Hamada El-Sawi, with the membership of Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Amara, postponed the appeal No. 11583 of 2026, South Giza, by 1 defendant accused of joining a terrorist group in Case No. 7833 of 2025, Talbia, to the session on December 14 2026.
11. Same Appeals Chamber postponed the appeal No. 11487 of 2026, West Cairo, by 2 defendants in Case No. 298 of 2025, Al-Daher known in the media as the “Al-Daher Cell” case, to the session on December 14, 2026.
12. Same Appeals Chamber postponed the Appeal No. 3730 of 2025, New Cairo, by 3 defendants in Case No. 12851 of 2024, New Cairo, known in the media as the “Smuggling Cell” case, to the session on January 10, 2027.

4. Judicial Rulings

Sunday, 1 November

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers-I, headed by Judge Mohamed Saeed El-Sherbini, with the membership of Judges Wael Omran and Gharib Ezzat, sentenced 11 defendants to 5 years of hard imprisonment in Case No. 337 of 2025, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “5^th Settlement ISIS Case”.
2. Same Chamber sentenced 1 defendant, in absentia, to 10 years of aggravated imprisonment for joining a terrorist group, in Case No. 4155 of 2025, Omrania.

Monday,2 November

1. Same Chamber sentenced 1 defendant to 10 years of aggravated imprisonment for establishing of a terrorist group, in Case No. 4927 of 2026, Boulaq Al-Dakrour.
2. Same Chamber sentenced 1 defendant to 5 years of aggravated imprisonment in Case No. 21947 of 2014, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the “Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis” case.

5. Statements and Data:

Friday, 6 November

1. The Ministry of Interior has denied claims on social media suggesting that the health condition of prisoner Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, whom the Ministry’s statement described as a “terrorist element”, is unclear due to a surgical procedure that could allegedly endanger his life, confirming that his health condition was stable and that he had not undergone any surgery.

6. Parties of Justice:

1. Judiciary:

Tuesday, 3 November

1. Judge Mohamed Abdel-Shafi, head of the New Cairo Court of First Instance, issued a decision to withdraw the case dockets for the Rent and Civil Chambers. Consequently, inquiries regarding rulings issued in these cases must be made through the front office, subject to a fee of 40 EGP.

2. Lawyers

Thursday, 5 November

1. A number of lawyers gathered at the New Cairo Court of First Instance to express their rejection of a decision by the head of the court to impose fees for inquiring about rulings issued in rental and civil cases.

The judge subsequently rescinded the decision, clarifying that the measure was intended to regulate workflow rather than to collect funds.