{
  "id": 3053433,
  "title": "Syria: Former grand mufti and Assad ally receives life sentence in Syria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/syria-former-grand-mufti-and-assad-ally-receives-life-sentence-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:25:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/assads-former-grand-mufti-receives-life-sentence-syria"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Syria: Former grand mufti and Assad ally receives life sentence in Syria Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 15:24 Top religious cleric among high-profile figures from ousted government to face trial This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 24 August shows Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassoun listening to the judge's verdict from the defendant's cage in…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel’s Syria strike may have jolted diplomacy back to life - analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/israels-syria-strike-may-have-jolted-diplomacy-back-to-life-analysis",
        "published": "2026-08-24T17:04:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}