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Bahrain court sentences protester to death
World

Bahrain court sentences protester to death

DUBAI - Bahrain's special security court on Thursday sentenced a protester to death for killing a policeman, and gave doctors…
Attorney-General challenges reduced verdict in celeb murder case
Egypt

Attorney-General challenges reduced verdict in celeb murder case

Attorney-General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud will challenge a verdict issued by Egypt's Court of Cassation that reduced a death sentence delivered…
Court holds off on death sentence for Gamaa Islamiya commander
Egypt

Court holds off on death sentence for Gamaa Islamiya commander

An Egyptian court on Wednesday postponed its decision to hand a death sentence down on alleged former commander of banned…
Jamaa Islamiya leader sentenced to death
Egypt

Jamaa Islamiya leader sentenced to death

The Supreme State Security Court on Wednesday sentenced a leader of the banned Jamaa Islamiya group to death some three…
Court to explain death sentence turnaround in celeb murder case
Egypt

Court to explain death sentence turnaround in celeb murder case

The Court of Cassation on Saturday is expected to announce its rational for rescinding death sentences passed on businessman Hisham…
Egypt’s death sentences under scrutiny
Egypt

Egypt’s death sentences under scrutiny

Atef Rohyum, 35, was still in university six years ago when he was arrested on charges of killing a man…
Court accepts appeal in celebrity murder case; retrial scheduled
Egypt

Court accepts appeal in celebrity murder case; retrial scheduled

The Court of Cassation yesterday accepted an appeal lodged by lawyers for business tycoon Talaat Mustafa and former state security…
Retrial ordered for ‘Heba and Nadine’ murder suspect
Egypt

Retrial ordered for ‘Heba and Nadine’ murder suspect

The Court of Cassation Wednesday annulled a death sentence handed down earlier by a lesser court for Mahmoud Esawy, accused…
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