Dossier
Arab country
Coverage of Arab country in the Nexus archive.
- Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote
Lebanon's parliament has abolished the death penalty, marking it as the first Arab country to make such a change. The law replaces the death penalty with life imprisonment and aggravated hard labor.
- 2015 Maiduguri Attacks: Court sentences Boko Haram member to death by hanging
A Boko Haram member was sentenced to death by hanging for charges related to preparatory conduct for terrorist acts, including traveling to an Arab country for arms training. The conviction stems from the 2015 Maiduguri Attacks.