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Lebanon becomes first country in Middle East to abolish death penalty

Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty, making it the first country in the Middle East to replace capital punishment with a sentence of life imprisonment with hard labour.

Lebanon becomes first country in Middle East to abolish death penalty

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Saudi citizen arrested for transporting six violators in Jazan region

JAZAN — Patrols of the General Administration of Mujahideen in the southern Jazan region arrested a citizen for transporting six Yemeni nationals, who had violated border security laws, in his vehicle. Legal procedures were initiated against all parties, with the violators referred to the competent authority and the transporter referred…

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