Egyptians decry doctor’s sentence of 1,500 lashes
Demonstrators in Cairo demanded Tuesday that Saudi Arabia release an Egyptian doctor sentenced to 15 years in prison and 1,500 lashes after he was convicted of malpractice - reportedly after treating a Saudi princess. His wife said she feared the punishment would kill him. Raouf Amin el-Arabi, a doctor who has been serving the Saudi royal family for about 20 years, was convicted last year of
