A Syrian court on Monday sentenced Ahmed Hassoun, the country's grand mufti under ousted leader Bashar Assad, to life imprisonment after convicting him of crimes including inciting sectarian strife and abusing his position.

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