# 🔴 Lebanon becomes first Middle Eastern country to abolish death penalty

https://mins.news/en/item/19071

- France 24, 2026-08-11 12:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260811-lebanon-becomes-first-middle-eastern-country-to-abolish-death-penalty

> Lebanon has become the first country in the Middle East to abolish the death penalty.

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