Egypt's Mursi Sentenced to Death, Handed Second Prison Sentence

Cairo — Egypt's former president Mohamed Mursi was sentenced to death by hanging and handed a life imprisonment sentence after being convicted in two cases on Tuesday.

The two trials, both presided by the same judge, featured dozens of Muslim Brotherhood leading figures.

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