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By Aswat Masriya Egypt has objected to a UN Human Rights Council resolution on prohibiting the death penalty, Egypt's permanent delegate to the UN said on Saturday. The UN Human Rights Council adopted the resolution which was submitted by Belgium on Thursday, with 26 votes in favour, 13 against and 8 abstentions. According to state news agency MENA, Amr Ramadan, Egypt's delegate to the UN in Geneva, expressed Egypt's deep concern over the use of economic sanctions and conditions to…