The religious figure faced various charges including inciting violence and providing legitimacy for the al-Assad regime.

Former Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Damascus on Monday after he was convicted of inciting violence and justifying…

A Syrian court has sentenced former grand mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun to life in prison. Hassoun, a loyalist to former President Bashar Assad, was convicted of inciting…

Ahmad Hassoun is accused of supporting officers implicated in war crimes, among other charges