{
  "id": 315864,
  "title": "Lebanon ‘detains’ former al-Assad-era general, weighs handing him to Syria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/lebanon-detains-former-al-assad-era-general-weighs-handing-him-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T15:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/8/lebanon-detains-former-al-assad-era-general-weighs-handing-him-to-syria?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Judicial and security sources say a routine embassy visit landed a wanted former Syrian general in a Beirut jail cell.",
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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."
}