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A Cairo court has sentenced TV presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death by hanging for forming an organised gang to procure materials used in manufacturing narcotics, with intent to traffic them. The verdict follows a Grand Mufti opinion and is subject to appeal. Prosecutors say the group stored, manufactured and distributed drugs across residential properties, with authorities seizing more than 750kg of narcotics.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Cairo for a state visit, his first to Egypt in a decade, to mark 70 years of diplomatic ties and sign economic and security agreements. Talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will focus on Gaza, Red Sea shipping, the Nile dam dispute, AI and expanded Chinese investment in the Suez Canal zone.