In exclusive, leaked 2018 footage aired by Al Arabiya, ousted Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad is seen driving with former adviser Luna al Shibl as he mocks a destroyed mosque in Eastern Ghouta — an area where his forces committed some of the civil war’s worst atrocities, including a chemical weapon massacre. He cursed the region, calling its people the “worst" of society, while blaming them for building mosques despite struggling for money, comparing them to irresponsible "pharaohs." | TRT

Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule, as the fractured nation struggles to find stability and recover after years of war. People in Aleppo, Damascus and Latakia share their views. | Reuters

President al-Assad Interview in the People's Republic of China