{
  "id": 1670820,
  "title": "Syrian court sentences Syrian former president's cousin Wasim Al Assad to death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syrian-court-sentences-syrian-former-presidents-cousin-wasim-al-assad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:28:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/18/syrian-court-sentences-syrian-former-presidents-cousin-wasim-al-assad-to-death/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Syrian court has sentenced former Syrian president Bashar Al Assad's cousin Wasim Al Assad to death, Syrian state media reported. The ruling was issued by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus, which convicted him of premeditated murder. Security forces captured Wasim Al Assad in a major breakthrough in June. The Interior Ministry described him at the time as leader of the Baath Brigades…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Syrian court sentences Wassim al-Assad to death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syrian-court-sentences-wassim-al-assad-to-death",
        "published": "2026-08-18T08:23:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Syrian court sentences Wasim Assad to death for war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syrian-court-sentences-wasim-assad-to-death-for-war-crimes",
        "published": "2026-08-18T08:44:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Syria sentences to death Assad's detained cousin for war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syria-sentences-to-death-assads-detained-cousin-for-war-crimes",
        "published": "2026-08-18T09:24:46.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}