Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime

September 4, 2026 · 2:14 pm 2 sources

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• U.A.E. Pardons Egyptian Dissident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
  The New York Times · September 4, 2026 14:14
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• Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime
  The Guardian · September 5, 2026 18:00
  Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffick drugs An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported on Saturday. The…