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. Arwa Damon – Former senior international correspondent, CNN Faisal Al Yafai – International editor, New Lines magazine Nabih Bulos – Middle East bureau chief, Los Angeles Times Sarah Hunaidi – Human rights advocateWith a year and a half left to go before the US presidential elections, a sideshow has been unfolding within the right-wing media – it is all about who gets to tell the story first. Producer Meenakshi Ravi reports on the battle that sees Twitter pitted against Fox News.
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