{
  "id": 675653,
  "title": "Lebanon becomes first Middle East country to end death penalty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lebanon-becomes-first-middle-east-country-to-end-death-penalty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:24:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/lebanon-becomes-first-middle-east-country-to-end-death-penalty"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lebanon’s parliament voted on Tuesday to abolish the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to do so. Lebanon has not carried out an execution since 2004, but death sentences have continued to be handed down, with the latest issued on Monday. Amnesty International says at least 85 people were still on death row as of January this year. Capital punishment in Lebanon has…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Middle East natural resources reveal a hidden map of abundance and scarcity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/middle-east-natural-resources-reveal-a-hidden-map-of-abundance-and",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:08:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}