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  "id": 5921901,
  "title": "TV presenter among 11 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/tv-presenter-among-11-sentenced-to-death-in-egypt-drugs-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T06:18:35.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/tv-presenter-among-11-sentenced-to-death-in-egypt-drugs-case/"
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  "account": "Television presenter Sarah Khalifa, 39, is among 11 individuals sentenced to death in an Egypt drug case, according to state-owned al-Ahram newspaper. The accused were part of a criminal gang accused of importing narcotics ingredients with the intent to sell them. Additionally, they possessed illegal firearms and munitions. Khalifa, known for her TV show \"Mission Impossible,\" has denied the charges. Nine others received life sentences, while seven were acquitted. Khalifa's legal counsel plans to appeal the death sentence.\n\nThe verdict, initially announced last month, was confirmed a month later after obtaining a religious opinion from the grand mufti of Egypt, a requirement for death sentences in Egypt. Prosecutors presented evidence of over 750kg of narcotics and raw materials used to make them. Twenty witnesses testified, and electronic evidence, including conversations and video clips, was introduced. Khalifa claimed she had never seen drugs before being photographed with them inside an anti-narcotics agency office during a court appearance.\n\nAmnesty International reported 492 death sentences in 2025, with 23 executions. The defendants were convicted of drug trafficking and rape, crimes not considered \"intentional killing\" under international law.",
  "summary": "Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges. According to state-owned al-Ahram newspaper, they were part of a criminal gang which imported ingredients used to make drugs with the intent of selling them. They also had illegal firearms and munitions. Khalifa, [...] The post TV presenter among 11…",
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        "title": "TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case",
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        "title": "TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/tv-presenter-among-12-sentenced-to-death-in-egypt-drugs-case",
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        "outlet": "AllAfrica",
        "title": "Egypt: Egypt TV Presenter, 11 Others Sentenced to Death in Drugs Case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/egypt-egypt-tv-presenter-11-others-sentenced-to-death-in-drugs-case",
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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."
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