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Saudi Mufti Urges Troops to Sacrifice Lives Against Houthis — Sep 25, 2026Grand Mufti Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan told Saudi border troops late Thursday that defending the kingdom is a duty for which lives may be sacrificed, and called for the Houthis' complete defeat.

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Chris Dalton Obeying orders is basic for any army but pushing religious appeals like this risks turning the fight into something bigger than defense.

Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drug trafficking case — Sep 5, 2026Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 co-defendants were sentenced to death by hanging for forming an organized criminal gang that produced and trafficked synthetic drugs, with authorities also citing possession of unlicensed firearms; the ruling followed seizures of more than 750 kilograms of narcotics and lab facilities and was issued after a Grand Mufti advisory. Some reports note Khalifa also received five-year prison terms in a separate kidnapping and assault case, and the verdict remains subject to appeal.

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Elena Vasquez Strange how she's also facing separate kidnapping charges. Makes you wonder how deep this whole operation actually went beyond just drugs.