capital punishment
Sheikh Zayed kidnapping suspects could face death penalty: Legal expert
Egypt
August 28, 2026
Sheikh Zayed kidnapping suspects could face death penalty: Legal expert
The suspects involved in the armed kidnapping of a woman in Sheikh Zayed could face the death penalty if convicted,…
Wife sentenced to death over murdering husband, 6 children in Minya
Egypt
November 9, 2025
Wife sentenced to death over murdering husband, 6 children in Minya
The Minya Criminal Court in Upper Egypt on Saturday sentenced the defendant “Hajar”, 26, to death by hanging for killing…
Legal expert demands execution for any rapist
Egypt
February 22, 2023
Legal expert demands execution for any rapist
Veteran lawyer legal expert Mohamed Mizar said that the crime of rape is considered in the top of the criminal…
Lawyer Farid al-Deeb up for defending Naira Ashraf’s murderer
Egypt
July 5, 2022
Lawyer Farid al-Deeb up for defending Naira Ashraf’s murderer
Famed lawyer, Farid al-Deeb, said he is up for defending Mohamed Adel, the murderer of Mansoura University student Naira Ashraf.…
Naira Ashrah’s mother says her daughter can now ‘rest in peace’ following capital punishment ruling
Egypt
June 29, 2022
Naira Ashrah’s mother says her daughter can now ‘rest in peace’ following capital punishment ruling
The mother of slain Mansoura University student Naira Ashraf said on Tuesday that her daughter can now rest in peace…
Egyptian criminal court sentences murderer of Naira Ashraf to capital punishment
Egypt
June 28, 2022
Egyptian criminal court sentences murderer of Naira Ashraf to capital punishment
The Mansoura Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced the murderer of Naira Ashraf to death by hanging. It referred the death…
Criminal court sentences man to death over premeditated murder
Egypt
January 5, 2022
Criminal court sentences man to death over premeditated murder
The seaside town of Ismailia’s Criminal Court on Wednesday handed down a sentence of capital punishment to a man in…
Egyptian court upholds death sentence for 12 Muslim Brotherhood figures
Egypt
June 14, 2021
Egyptian court upholds death sentence for 12 Muslim Brotherhood figures
The Egyptian Court of Cassation upheld on Monday death sentences for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members and reduced 31 other sentences…
Egypt executes 4 defendants over torching nightclub in Agouza, killing 17
Egypt
October 28, 2020
Egypt executes 4 defendants over torching nightclub in Agouza, killing 17
Egyptian Prisons Authority on Monday executed by hanging four defendants convicted for torching the “Bar al-Sayad” nightclub in Agouza back…
Egypt executes Libyan terrorist Mesmary over Bahariya Oasis attack
Egypt
June 27, 2020
Egypt executes Libyan terrorist Mesmary over Bahariya Oasis attack
Egyptian authorities on Saturday executed Libyan terrorist Abdel-Raheem al-Mesmary, 28, who was convicted and sentenced to capital punishment on November…