A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying...

A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying for a "foreign country" by Qatar's supreme court, said his lawyer Issa al-Manai.
He said Firas Majali, aged about 30, was "found guilty of taking part in espionage activities in Qatar" and sentenced to death. The defence has 15 days to appeal.
When the verdict was announced, Majali lost consciousness.The Jordanian, who worked for Qatari state television, was arrested in Doha in February, the lawyer said, adding his client was accused of "spying for a foreign country", which he did not name.
The Qatar-based Arab satellite television Al-Jazeera said Majali was accused of spying for Jordan.
In August, Al-Jazeera broadcast a programme highly critical of Jordan, provoking a crisis between Doha and Amman as well the closure of the station's offices in the Jordanian capital.In September, Jordan's Prime Minister Ali Abu Ragheb spoke of "significant signs" of progress in relations with Doha.