Syria: Former grand mufti and Assad ally receives life sentence in Syria

Syria: Former grand mufti and Assad ally receives life sentence in Syria Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 15:24 Top religious cleric among high-profile figures from ousted government to face trial This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 24 August shows Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassoun listening to the judge's verdict from the defendant's cage in the courtroom in Damascus (SANA/AFP) Off The former top Muslim cleric under Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to life i