{
  "id": 3120002,
  "title": "Life imprisonment handed down to Syria’s former grand mufti Ahmad Hassoun",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/life-imprisonment-handed-down-to-syrias-former-grand-mufti-ahmad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/250288/world/life-imprisonment-handed-down-to-syrias-former-grand-mufti-ahmad-hassoun"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Damascus: The Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced Syria’s former grand mufti, Ahmad Hassoun, to life imprisonment on Monday. The presiding judge of the Fourth Criminal Cour...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Syria court sentences Assad-era grand mufti to life in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/syria-court-sentences-assad-era-grand-mufti-to-life-in-prison",
        "published": "2026-08-24T20:10:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}