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Death sentence for killer of liquor store owner upheld
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.…
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