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Israel death penalty law

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Israel joins MENA execution states after enforcing death penalty

The law has raised serious concerns among human rights experts, who say the military will exploit the death penalty and it does not apply to Jewish Israelis.

Nadda Osman

18 May, 2026

Ben-Gvir [Getty]

Israel

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Israel debates executing Palestinians 90 days after sentence

The New Arab Staff

19 November, 2025

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Israel

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Ben-Gvir dishes out sweets as Israel advances death penalty bill

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

11 November, 2025

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Syria

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Syria sentences man to death for murder of eight-year-old girl

The New Arab Staff

05 November, 2025

Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist Israeli politician

Israel

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Israel advances bill proposing death penalty for Palestinians

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

03 November, 2025

Palestinian prisoners in Israel

Israel

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Israeli coalition advances bill to execute Palestinian prisoners

The New Arab Staff

28 September, 2025

Amnesty International Calls For Global Abolition Of Death Penalty

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Saudi executes eight amid death-penalty surge in the Gulf

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

03 August, 2025

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Egypt

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Egypt's 'death penalty judge' dies following cancer battle

The New Arab Staff

11 May, 2025

Saudi Arabia's supreme court executes heroin smuggler in Mecca [Getty]

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Afghan executed in Mecca for smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff

14 April, 2025

The death penalty is increasingly used to silence dissent and as a tool in anti-drug campaigns, Amnesty warns [Getty]

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Executions surge in 2024, driven by Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff

08 April, 2025

Tataloo is known for his distinctive tattoos, which cover his entire body

Iran

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Iran judiciary says verdict still not final on singer Tataloo

The New Arab Staff

23 January, 2025

04/13/2021 Istanbul, Turkey. Iranian singer, rapper, and songwriter, Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known professionally as Amir Tataloo, poses for a portrait on April 13, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Hamed Badiee / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HAMED BADIEE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran

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Iran denies blasphemy death penalty for rapper 'Amir Tataloo'

The New Arab Staff

20 January, 2025

Morocco

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Morocco moves to abolish death penalty

Basma El Atti

11 December, 2024

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HRW

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HRW criticises Iraq for 'unlawful' surge in executions

Dana Taib Menmy

20 November, 2024

Saudi Arabia's supreme court executes heroin smuggler in Mecca [Getty]

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Saudi executes more than 100 foreigners in 2024

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

17 November, 2024

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Iran

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Iran sentences to death Kurdish activist Varisheh Moradi

Dana Taib Menmy

12 November, 2024

A supporter holds a placard bearing a portrait of French teacher Cecile Kohler, detained along with her partner Jacques Paris in Iran, during a rally in their support in Paris on May 14, 2023. (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran

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Iran says French couple imprisoned since 2022 'in good health'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

05 November, 2024