{"id":1072,"date":"2015-06-16T02:38:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T02:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/1072-egyptian-court-issues-verdict-in-shia-leader-s-murder-case\/"},"modified":"2015-06-16T02:38:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T02:38:40","slug":"egyptian-court-issues-verdict-in-shia-leader-s-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/1072-egyptian-court-issues-verdict-in-shia-leader-s-murder-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian court issues verdict in Shia leader\u2019s murder case"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21.3333339691162px; line-height: 11.8559999465942px;\">A court in Egypt\u2019s 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