Egyptian TV Presenter Sentenced

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1. 5 Sep

   Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges.

   6 outlets · BBC
2. 6 Sep

   Khalifa vigorously denied the charges, telling investigators she “never smoked a cigarette in my life,” according to Al Jazeera.

   2 outlets · New York Post

Coverage 9 articles

• 7 Sep Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to deathEgyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death along with 11 others for their involvement in a major case of drug manufacture and trafficking. The court found them guilty of forming an organized crime group, possessing unlicensed firearms, and importing raw materials used to produce synthetic drugs. In this case, law enforcement officials seized over 750 kilogrammes of drugs and raw materials during…Euronews
• 7 Sep Popular Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa faces appeal battle after death sentenceEgyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death for her role in a synthetic drug trafficking case, alongside 11 others. Khalifa's lawyer says they will appeal the sentence, which was handed down by a Cairo court on Saturday, along with fines of 500,000 Egyptian pounds (€8,000) for each defendant sentenced to death. Nine defendants received life sentences and seven were acquitted in the case…Euronews
• 6 Sep Mission Impossible presenter among 12 sentenced to death in EgyptEgyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa, who hosts the "Mission Impossible" program on security and crime issues, was among 12 people sentenced to death by a Cairo court for manufacturing and trafficking drugs. The sentence was handed down after consultation with the Grand Mufti of Egypt. No specific details are provided about the case or the other defendants. The verdict is expected to be appealed.ABC News (AU)
• 6 Sep Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drugs caseA court in Cairo has sentenced television presenter Sarah Khalifa, along with 11 others, to death by hanging for forming a gang involved in manufacturing and trafficking narcotics. The case involved over 750kg of drugs and 28 defendants, with nine co-defendants receiving life imprisonment. Sarah Khalifa, who denied the charges, was arrested in April 2025 as part of the investigation and has over two million…Al Jazeera
• 6 Sep Egyptian TV host Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in drugs caseEgyptian TV host Sarah Khalifa, 39, was sentenced to death by hanging along with 11 others in a major drugs case by a Cairo court on Saturday. Prosecutors claimed the group formed an organized crime gang that imported materials for synthetic drug manufacture and seized over 750kg of narcotics during the investigation. The court also sentenced nine defendants to life imprisonment and seven were acquitted, while…The Independent
• 6 Sep Glamorous TV host weeps as she’s sentenced to death by hanging for involvement in drug trafficking gangA popular Egyptian TV presenter and host of the show "Mission Impossible" has been sentenced to death by hanging for her involvement in a massive drug trafficking ring. The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, was convicted along with 11 others and will be executed in Cairo. The court found that Khalifa and the other defendants operated an organized gang that imported raw materials to make synthetic drugs, resulting in over…New York Post
• 5 Sep TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs caseEgyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa, 39, has been sentenced to death by hanging along with 11 others for their involvement in a criminal gang that imported ingredients used to make drugs. The group was also found guilty of possessing illegal firearms and munitions. Khalifa's lawyer says she will appeal the verdict, which was confirmed after the court obtained a religious opinion from Egypt's grand mufti, a…BBC
• 5 Sep Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs caseAn Egyptian television presenter, Sarah Khalifa, has been sentenced to death along with 11 others for allegedly forming an organised criminal gang involved in manufacturing and trafficking narcotics. According to official media reports, the Cairo court found them guilty of procuring materials for making narcotics and possessing unlicensed firearms. The verdict, which is subject to appeal, was issued after consulting…South China Morning Post
• 5 Sep Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crimeEgyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa, 39, was sentenced to death along with 11 others by a Cairo court on charges of forming an organised crime gang to manufacture and traffic narcotics, with the intent to sell them. The verdict is subject to appeal and came after the Grand Mufti's religious opinion was consulted, as required by Egyptian law in capital cases. According to reports, authorities seized over 750kg of…The Guardian

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