{
  "id": 1716100,
  "title": "Qatar: Iran’s claim that Doha is holding missing pilots is a ‘media ploy’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/qatar-irans-claim-that-doha-is-holding-missing-pilots-is-a-media-ploy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:12:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/18/qatar-irans-claim-that-doha-is-holding-missing-pilots-is-a-media-ploy?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Qatar says Iran’s claim it is holding missing aircrew is untrue and a “media ploy”, with Tehran yet to verify it.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Key highlights from Qatar Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s weekly media briefing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/key-highlights-from-qatar-foreign-ministry-spokespersons-weekly-media",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:20:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}