{
  "id": 2985105,
  "title": "Former Syrian grand mufti Ahmed Badr Al-Din Hassoun sentenced to life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/former-syrian-grand-mufti-ahmed-badr-al-din-hassoun-sentenced-to-life",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:58:20.000Z",
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    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/hk4e57aak"
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  "summary": "A Syrian court has sentenced former grand mufti Ahmed Badr Al-Din Hassoun to life in prison for war crimes and sectarian incitement.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "‘Barrel bomb mufti’ Ahmad Hassoun handed life sentence in Syria trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/barrel-bomb-mufti-ahmad-hassoun-handed-life-sentence-in-syria-trial",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:18:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Former Mufti of Syria sentenced to life in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/former-mufti-of-syria-sentenced-to-life-in-prison",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:07:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}