How did Ahmed al-Sharaa go from an imprisoned al-Qaeda fighter to the leader of Syria? What is the psychological impact of living a secret life for over twenty years? What is the future of Syria?
Ahmed al-Sharaa joins Rory and Alastair to discuss all this and more.
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🚨 ARABIC VERSION 🚨
To watch this video in the guest's native language (Arabic) click the link here
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00:00 Coming up
00:20 What to expect
00:51 Why were you in Saudi Arabia?
01:46 From childhood to Syria’s presidency
10:46 Leading Syria
16:09 First days in office
23:01 Trump and global affairs
32:21 Living with a $10 million bounty
37:00 Debrief and reflections
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