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EU against Morsi death sentence
Egypt

EU against Morsi death sentence

James Moran, the European Union's ambassador to Cairo, said in a recent statement that the European Union is against the…
UN chief deeply concerned at death sentence bid for Egypt’s Morsi
Egypt

UN chief deeply concerned at death sentence bid for Egypt’s Morsi

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern on Monday at an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for…
Turkey’s Erdogan criticises Egypt over Morsi death sentence bid
Egypt

Turkey’s Erdogan criticises Egypt over Morsi death sentence bid

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan criticised Egypt over a court decision to seek the death penalty for ousted Islamist president Mohamed…
UPDATE: Judicial sources say Egypt sentences 22 members of Brotherhood to death
Egypt

UPDATE: Judicial sources say Egypt sentences 22 members of Brotherhood to death

An Egyptian court sentenced 22 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday over an attack on a police…
Pakistani court blocks execution of those convicted by military courts
World

Pakistani court blocks execution of those convicted by military courts

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the suspension of death sentences passed by military courts set up this year after…
Pakistan hangs 12 men in largest execution since moratorium lifted
World

Pakistan hangs 12 men in largest execution since moratorium lifted

Pakistan hanged 12 male convicts on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, the largest number of people executed on the…
Bahrain sentences three men to death for killing policeman
World

Bahrain sentences three men to death for killing policeman

Three Shia Muslim men were sentenced to death by a Bahrain court on Thursday and seven others were given a…
Saudi court gives death penalty to man who renounced his Muslim faith
World

Saudi court gives death penalty to man who renounced his Muslim faith

An Islamic court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to death for renouncing his Muslim faith, the English-language daily…
Beni Suef University fires Brotherhood supreme guide
Egypt

Beni Suef University fires Brotherhood supreme guide

The Beni Suef University council held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon and agreed to fire Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed…
Gang rape convicts get reduced sentences on appeal
Egypt

Gang rape convicts get reduced sentences on appeal

Kafr al-Sheikh Criminal Court reduced the sentences of eleven convicted rapists Tuesday, handing them prison terms on appeal instead of…
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