Today Explained is back with Lena Katib, Bashar al-Assad is back in the Arab League. We ask Lena what leaders have to gain from engaging with this dude on a global stage. Shopify wants to tell you that your business isn't really a business because getting money in exchange for goods or services is the definition of a business according to them.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad became a regional pariah after brutal crackdowns on his own citizens. But on Friday, the most powerful men in the Middle East welcomed him back into the Arab League.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Matt Collette and Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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