{
  "id": 8250689,
  "title": "Two Holy Mosques imams condemn Houthi targeting of Makkah as ‘grave crime’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/two-holy-mosques-imams-condemn-houthi-targeting-of-makkah-as-grave",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/664670/saudi-arabia/two-holy-mosques-imams-condemn-houthi-targeting-of-makkah-as-grave-crime"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MAKKAH — The imams of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Friday condemned the Houthi targeting of Makkah, describing attacks on the Two Holy Mosques as a “grave crime” and an affront to religious and humanitarian values.Sheikh Bandar Baleelah, imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque, said during the Friday sermon that the security of the holy sites and the lives of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Houthis’ attacks on Islamic holy sites ‘criminal’, says Prophet’s Mosque scholar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/houthis-attacks-on-islamic-holy-sites-criminal-says-prophets-mosque",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:57:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}