CAIRO – The Egyptian Ministry of Interior released a total of 2,777 prisoners, who have been granted presidential pardon, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr (the Feast of Breaking the Fast) celebrations on Tuesday.
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued Decision No. 158 of 2025, granting a pardon for the remaining sentences of certain convicts in honor of Eid al-Fitr and Sinai Liberation Day, which will be observed on April 25, 2025.
The four-day celebration of Eid al-Fitr began on March 31 and conclude on April 2, 2025. Eid al-Fitr marks the first of Shawwal in the Islamic year 1446 AH.
