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  "title": "Syria sentences Assad-era top Muslim cleric to life in prison",
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  "summary": "Muslim cleric Ahmad Hassoun was convicted of crimes including inciting sectarian violence and justifying murder. He is the latest Syrian official aligned with ousted President Bashar Assad to face trial.",
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        "title": "Syria sentences Assad-era top cleric to life imprisonment",
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        "title": "Assad-era’s grand mufti sentenced to life in prison by court in Damascus",
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        "title": "Syria sentences Assad-era top Muslim cleric to life in prison",
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        "title": "Syria Sentences Assad-Era Grand Mufti to Life in Prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/syria-sentences-assad-era-grand-mufti-to-life-in-prison",
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