CAIRO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Refusing to stand for the national anthem or insulting the country's flag is now an offense punishable by jail time and/or a stiff fine in Egypt.
"Ridiculing the Egyptian flag and not standing in respect when the national anthem is played in public is a crime punishable by the maximum of six months imprisonment and/or $5,000 pounds [$725] fine," the draft law approved by interim President Adli Mansour's Cabinet Wednesday said.