Listen "Fear and euphoria in Damascus"
Episode Synopsis
Gideon talks to FT Middle East correspondent Raya Jalabi about what she found when she drove from Beirut into Damascus shortly after the toppling of President Assad. What signs are there that the rebel group HTS will be able to manage a peaceful transition of power and end the country’s civil war? Clip: AFPFree links to on this topic:Netanyahu and Erdoğan compete to be the Middle East’s strongmanAssad dispatched $250mn of Syria’s cash to MoscowNow Syria can dream of a future againJustice for the victims of Assad’s atrocities in SyriaHow the Assad family built an empire of fear in SyriaSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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