death penalty
Death sentence for killer of liquor store owner upheld
Egypt
April 2, 2018
Death sentence for killer of liquor store owner upheld
The Egyptian Court of Cassation rejected on Sunday the appeal against the death sentence of 48-year-old Adel Abdel-Nour, known as…
Donald Trump proposes death penalty for some drug dealers to battle opioid epidemic
World
March 19, 2018
Donald Trump proposes death penalty for some drug dealers to battle opioid epidemic
The US president wants to execute drug dealers as part of his plan to combat addiction. Trump will also ask…
Man who murdered whole family sentenced to death
Egypt
March 12, 2018
Man who murdered whole family sentenced to death
The Damanhour Criminal Court sentenced to death on Monday a livestock broker accused of killing a family of four, and…
21 defendants sentenced to death in ‘Damietta terrorist cell’
Egypt
February 22, 2018
21 defendants sentenced to death in ‘Damietta terrorist cell’
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday 21 defendants to death, and four others to life in prison, in the case…
UN urges Iran to stop executions of juveniles on death row
Middle East
February 16, 2018
UN urges Iran to stop executions of juveniles on death row
The top United Nations human rights official called on Iran on Friday to halt executions of young people convicted of…
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Middle East
February 9, 2018
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Judicial officials say an investigative judge is demanding the death penalty for a suspected killer of a British woman whose…
Court consults Egypt’s mufti before applying death sentence against 10 defendants
Egypt
January 31, 2018
Court consults Egypt’s mufti before applying death sentence against 10 defendants
Giza Criminal Court issued preliminary death sentences against 10 defendants accused of terrorism on Wednesday, in the case known as…
Iraq to hang German woman for belonging to ‘Islamic State’
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Iraq to hang German woman for belonging to ‘Islamic State’
A German woman of Moroccan origin was sentenced to death by hanging by a court in Iraq on Sunday after…
Four executed for Kafr El-Sheikh Stadium bombing
Egypt
January 3, 2018
Four executed for Kafr El-Sheikh Stadium bombing
Four members of the Muslim Brotherhood were executed at Alexandria’s Burj al-Arab prison on Tuesday morning, for bombing the gate of Kafr El-Sheikh…
Israeli leaders back death penalty for ‘terrorists’
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Israeli leaders back death penalty for ‘terrorists’
Political leaders of Israel’s ruling coalition on Sunday evening backed a legislative proposal to allow capital punishment for convicted terrorists.…