{
  "id": 5848238,
  "title": "TV presenter among 11 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/tv-presenter-among-11-sentenced-to-death-in-egypt-drugs-case-5848238",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T21:29:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7gk9knnlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death alongside ten others in a drugs case. The state-owned al-Akhram newspaper reported that the 39-year-old is best known for her TV show Mission Impossible, which focused on crime-related topics. Khalifa has denied the allegations against her. The verdict, which can be appealed, was first announced last month but was confirmed a month later after the court received a religious opinion from Egypt's grand mufti, a legal requirement for death sentences. The court found that over 750kg of narcotics and ingredients to make them had been seized, along with electronic evidence including conversations and video clips from 20 witnesses. Khalifa appeared in court in September and claimed she had never seen drugs before being photographed with them at an anti-narcotics authority office. Amnesty International's 2025 report stated that 492 death sentences were issued that year, with 23 executions carried out. The defendants were found guilty of drug trafficking and rape, crimes that should not warrant the death penalty under international law and standards, according to Amnesty International.",
  "summary": "Sarah Khalifa is best known for her TV programme Mission Impossible which dealt with crime issues.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Egypt sentences TV producer Sarah Khalifa to death in major drug case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/egypt-sentences-tv-producer-sarah-khalifa-to-death-in-major-drug-case",
        "published": "2026-09-05T16:03:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/egypt-sentences-tv-presenter-11-others-to-death-in-drugs-case",
        "published": "2026-09-05T17:38:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death over drug trafficking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/egypt-sentences-tv-presenter-11-others-to-death-over-drug-trafficking",
        "published": "2026-09-05T18:20:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "TV presenter among 11 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/tv-presenter-among-11-sentenced-to-death-in-egypt-drugs-case",
        "published": "2026-09-05T21:29:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Crime-show host Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/crime-show-host-sarah-khalifa-among-12-sentenced-to-death-in-egypt",
        "published": "2026-09-06T01:38:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}