{
  "id": 5538185,
  "title": "UAE President pardons Abdul Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi following cybercrime conviction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/uae-president-pardons-abdul-rahman-youssef-al-qaradawi-following",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T11:01:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/uae-president-pardons-abdul-rahman-youssef-al-qaradawi-following-cybercrime-conviction/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned Abdul Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi, who was convicted of cybercrime charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of AED 200,000 ($54,450). The pardon was granted following a decision by the Cybercrime Circuit of the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal on August 27. Al-Qaradawi, 53, was extradited to the UAE in January 2025 after Lebanon authorized his deportation. He was initially detained in Lebanon in December 2024 upon entry from Syria, as a result of an Arab Interior Ministers Council notice issued via Interpol, stemming from an in absentia verdict by Egyptian authorities for broadcasting false news and inciting violence and terrorism. Legal procedures are being initiated to carry out the pardon.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "UAE President pardons Abdul Rahman Yusuf Al Qaradawi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/uae-president-pardons-abdul-rahman-yusuf-al-qaradawi",
        "published": "2026-09-04T09:14:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "UAE President pardons Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/uae-president-pardons-egyptian-poet-abdul-rahman-yusuf-al-qaradawi",
        "published": "2026-09-04T11:03:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}