Home / PoliticsPoliticsStraits TimesPoliticsStraits Times·Aug 11, 2026·1 min readLebanon abolishes death penalty in first for regionBEIRUT, Aug 11 - Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty and replaced all existing death sentences with life imprisonment, the speaker's office said in a statement.View original source — Straits Times ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesPoliticsThe PunchPoliticsAug 11, 2026 · 1 minAfrica must rethink its culture of winner-takes-all democracy — ObasanjoThe PunchPoliticsThe PunchPoliticsAug 11, 2026 · 1 minGovernment determined to keep Nigeria united – TinubuThe PunchPoliticsThe PunchPoliticsAug 11, 2026 · 1 minOsun election: ‘If you see them, kill them, lawmaker tells supportersThe PunchPoliticsThe PunchPoliticsAug 11, 2026 · 1 minSyria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocitiesThe Punch
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