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After 12 years of being shunned for his crackdown on protests that pushed Syria towards civil war, President Bashar al-Assad returned to the Arab League’s annual summit. The process of al-Assad’s rehabilitation - spearheaded by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman - has taken years of PR, spin, photo ops and the casting aside of history.

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Faisal Al Yafai - International editor, New Lines magazine
Nabih Bulos - Middle East bureau chief, Los Angeles Times
Sarah Hunaidi - Human rights advocate

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