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Cairo Court Sentences Sarah Khalifa to Death by Hanging

9/8/2026

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Sarah Khalifa Sentenced

Egyptian Cairo Criminal Court sentenced TV presenter Sarah Khalifa to death by hanging.
Court convicted Khalifa of leading a gang that imported materials for synthetic drugs.
Eleven co-defendants also received death sentences and 500,000-pound fines.
Nine co-defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Authorities seized over 750 kg of synthetic narcotics, raw materials and unlicensed guns.

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Sarah Khalifa Trial

Prosecutors presented electronic messages, photos and video clips linking social media figure Sarah Khalifa and co-defendants to a drug network.
Twenty witnesses testified for the prosecution, supporting the case against Khalifa and her co-defendants.
Khalifa posted on X asserting she never smoked a cigarette and maintained her innocence.
She said she first saw drugs when photographed with them at the anti-narcotics authority.

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Sarah Khalifa Sentenced

Egyptian Cairo Criminal Court sentenced TV presenter Sarah Khalifa to death by hanging.
Court convicted Khalifa of leading a gang that imported materials for synthetic drugs.
Eleven co-defendants also received death sentences and 500,000-pound fines.
Nine co-defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Authorities seized over 750 kg of synthetic narcotics, raw materials and unlicensed guns.

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