Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs case
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- The Guardian Worldseen 6 Sept, 02:30description edited
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Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffick drugs An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug 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. Continue reading...Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffic drugs An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug 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. Continue reading...
- BBC News Worldseen 8 Sept, 05:13headline rewritten
TV presenter among 11 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs caseTV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case - Der Spiegel (Germany)seen 11 Sept, 04:09headline rewritten
Influencerin Sarah Khalifa: »Ich habe in meinem Leben nicht einmal Zigaretten geraucht« – jetzt droht ihr die TodesstrafeInfluencerin Sarah Khalifa: Todesurteil in Ägypten nach Vorwurf des Drogenhandels
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Sat, 5 September 2026
4 reports- South China Morning Post17:38first to report
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...
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- Al Jazeera English6 Sept, 07:20their copy
- AllAfrica7 Sept, 06:43their copy
- The Guardian World18:00edited after publishing
Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffic drugs An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug 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. Continue reading...
- Index.hr (Croatia)20:27
EGIPATSKA TV voditeljica Sarah Khalifa i još 11 osoba osuđeni su na smrtnu kaznu zbog trgovine drogom.
- BBC News World21:29edited after publishing
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TV presenter among 11 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs caseSarah Khalifa is best known for her TV programme Mission Impossible which dealt with crime issues.
Sun, 6 September 2026
15 reports- thepeninsulaqatar.com01:00
Cairo: A court in Egypthas sentenced a prominent TV presenter and 11 other individuals to death after being convicted of manufacturing and trafficking...
- ABC News (Australia)01:49
Sarah Khalifa, who is best known for her TV crime series, Mission Impossible, is among 12 people who have been convicted of manufacturing and trafficking narcotics.
- Times of India02:14
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)06:34
Egipatski sud osudio je poznatu televizijsku voditeljicu Sarah Khalifu (39) i još 11 osoba na smrtnu kaznu zbog proizvodnje i trgovine narkoticima. Khalifa je optužena za organiziranje kriminalne skupine. Khalifa je poznata po svojoj emisiji "Nemoguća misija" koja se bavila temama sigurnosti i krimi...
- Vecernji list (Croatia)08:58
Tijekom suđenja objavljeno je da su vlasti zaplijenile više od 750 kilograma narkotika, kao i uvezene sirovine koje su, prema optužnici, trebale poslužiti za njihovu proizvodnju
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)09:50
- 24sata (Croatia)10:01
Tijekom suđenja, Khalifa je plakala i molila suca za milost, tvrdeći da je odrasla u poštenoj obitelji i da nikada nije bila uključena u trgovinu drogom
- France Info (France)12:18
Sarah Khalifa est connue pour une émission consacrée aux affaires de sécurité et de criminalité.
- Libération (France)12:34
Sarah Khalifa, 39 ans, qui compte près de 2 millions d’abonnés sur Instagram, a également été condamnée pour «possession et détention illégales d’armes à feu et de munitions», ont annoncé samedi des médias officiels égyptiens.
- themedialine.org12:48
An Egyptian court sentenced television presenter Sarah Khalifa […]
- Google News - Top Stories13:52
Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drug case France 24 Sarah Khalifa: Egyptian TV presenter sentenced to death on drug charges CNN TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case BBC Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drugs case Al Jazeera Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime The Guardian
- Der Spiegel (Germany)14:45
Eine Drogenermittlung, zwölf Todesurteile, eines davon gegen die ägyptische Moderatorin und Beauty-Unternehmerin Sarah Khalifa. Sie beteuert ihre Unschuld.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)15:51
Prowadziła popularny program o przestępczości i bezpieczeństwie, śledziły ją ponad dwa miliony osób na Instagramie. Teraz kairski sąd skazał ją na śmierć przez powieszenie. 39-letnia egipska prezenterka telewizyjna Sara Chalifa oraz 11 innych osób usłyszeli wyrok za udział w zorganizowanej grupie zajmującej się przemytem i produkcją narkotyków. Mimo że gwiazda nie przyznaje się do winy i twierdzi, że nigdy nie widziała zakazanych substancji na oczy, sąd zatwierdził karę po konsultacji z wielkim...
- Polsat News (Poland)16:20
Egipska prezenterka Sara Khaliifa została skazana na śmierć poprzez powieszenie. Sąd karny w Kairze orzekł tę samą karę wobec 11 innych osób, uznając ich za winnych przestępstw związanych z handlem nielegalnymi substancjami. Khaliifa zaprzecza, by miała jakikolwiek związek ze sprawą.
- RMF24 (Poland)19:18
Egipska prezenterka telewizyjna skazana na śmierć
Mon, 7 September 2026
5 reports- Novinky (Czechia)03:20
K trestu smrti oběšením byla v sobotu odsouzena známá egyptská televizní moderátorka Sarah Chalífová (39) za výrobu a obchodování s omamnými látkami. Společně s ní bylo v procesu s drogovým gangem podle stanice France 24 odsouzeno k hrdelnímu trestu dalších jedenáct lidí.
- capitalfm.africa03:26
Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges. According to state-owned al-Ahram newspaper, they were part…
- Euronews08:13
In Egypt, a court sentenced 12 people, including popular TV presenter Sarah Khalifa, to death in a major drug manufacturing and trafficking case.
- Euronews09:36
Khalifa and 11 others face death sentences in a major synthetic drug trafficking case, with appeals and further legal challenges expected.
1 reprint
- euronews.com7 Sept, 09:36their copy
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:56
EGIPATSKA TV voditeljica Sarah Khalifa (39) osuđena je na smrt vješanjem zbog trgovine drogom. Odbacuje sve optužbe.
Tue, 8 September 2026
2 reports- Der Spiegel (Germany)17:54edited after publishing
previously
Influencerin Sarah Khalifa: »Ich habe in meinem Leben nicht einmal Zigaretten geraucht« – jetzt droht ihr die TodesstrafeEin ägyptisches Gericht hat die TV-Moderatorin Sarah Khalifa wegen organisierten Drogenhandels zum Tode verurteilt. Sie beteuert ihre Unschuld. Doch es ist nicht das einzige Verfahren gegen sie.
- radaronline.com22:00
Sarah Khalifa was sentenced to death by hanging alongside 11 additional defendants in an Egyptian drug trafficking case.
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- Euronews12:14
Egyptian law allows capital punishment for some serious drug offences, while a 2024 reform gives felony defendants a full appeal before the Court of Cassation. Euronews examines how the process works before a death sentence becomes final in Egypt.