{
  "id": 1671849,
  "title": "Syrian court sentences former president's cousin Wasim Al Assad to death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syrian-court-sentences-former-presidents-cousin-wasim-al-assad-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:28:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/18/syrian-court-sentences-former-presidents-cousin-wasim-al-assad-to-death/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar Al Assad's cousin Wasim Al Assad to death, 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 militia and “one of…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}