Cairo — capital city of Egypt

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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Cairo

capital city of Egypt

In brief

Egyptian 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.

Egyptian siblings Mark and Karen Morad have developed ScribeMe, an AI-powered app that turns live camera visuals into spoken descriptions to help blind and visually impaired users understand their surroundings, including a safari commentary in Kenya. The app works with iPhones, Android, and Meta glasses, supports multiple languages, is used in 140 countries, and has earned recognition in technology competitions such as Vodafone’s AI Assistive Tools Hackathon 2024.

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