SAUDI APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE

an appeals court in Saudi Arabia upheld the death penalty for Dollard des Ormeaux resident Mohammed Kohail, 23, who was convicted of killing a Syrian national during a school fight in 2007. His brother Sultan, 18, was convicted of the same crime, along with a Jordanian. Sultan's case is still before the courts after an appeals court threw out a sentence of 200 lashes and a year in prison. He could also face the death penalty. Mohammed's case was sent to the Supreme Judicial Council for review, and if the ruling is endorsed it will be passed to the supreme authority for final approval. The brothers are Canadians who returned to Saudi Arabia to visit relatives.