{
  "id": 2994155,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:07:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/24/former-mufti-of-syria-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Syria 's highest Islamic official under the deposed Assad regime, Ahmad Badr Al Din Hassoun, has been sentenced to life in prison after being tried on charges of \"incitement to violence, justification of killing and abuse of office\", state news agency Sana said on Monday. The court also ordered the confiscation of his moveable assets. The mufti went on trial in the Fourth Criminal Court in…",
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      {
        "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": "Ajel English",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:58:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "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-2995660",
        "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."
}