# Egyptian TV presenter sentenced to death in major drug case

https://mins.news/en/item/47178

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-06 07:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/6/egyptian-tv-presenter-sentenced-to-death-in-major-drug-case?traffic_source=rss

> A Cairo criminal court sentenced television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death by hanging after convicting them of forming an organised gang to obtain materials for manufacturing narcotics for trafficking. Nine co-defendants received life sentences and seven were acquitted. The verdict can be appealed.

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