Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs case
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September 6, 2026
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CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drugs case, official media reported on Saturday.
The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme “Mission Impossible”, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime.
The state-linked Al-Ahram newspaper said a Cairo court sentenced “Khalifa and 11 other defendants to death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang specialising in procuring materials used in manufacturing narcotics, with the intent to traffic them, and possessing and carrying unlicensed firearms and ammunition”.
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