https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/2a8ff934-3aa1-4e71-adfe-791b4b578105 One year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syrians continue to raise the three-starred revolutionary flag - a symbol of the end of decades of authoritarian rule and the beginning of a new era. At the centre of this new chapter stands Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former militant leader once branded a terrorist, now serving as Syria’s interim president. For many, he represents hope, renewal, and the possibility of lasting change. But al-Sharaa’s rise was anything but spontaneous. In this episode, we explore how Turkey helped shape the transition of power and what drove Ankara to invest so deeply in Syria’s future. And with the revolution still young and the state rebuilding from ashes, we ask: what lies ahead for a nation long accustomed to chaos? Watch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Headlines 02:20 - Intro 05:20 - MEE's Ragip Soylu 17:44 : Analyst Dareen Khalifa 27:15 - Syrian sociologist Yasser Al Zayat Watch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0f... Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:37:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/2a8ff934-3aa1-4e71-adfe-791b4b578105 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.