By — Ali Rogin Ali Rogin By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery By — Harry Zahn Harry Zahn Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-to-know-about-the-growing-normalization-of-syrias-dictator-in-the-middle-east Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio For 14 years, the authoritarian regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has waged a bloody war against the Syrian people, killing and displacing millions. Other Arab states and the West had shunned Syria in response, making it a pariah. But now, relations with the Syrian dictator are beginning to thaw. Ali Rogin speaks with the Middle East Institute’s Charles Lister to learn more. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Jul 20, 2024 By — Ali Rogin Ali Rogin Ali Rogin is a correspondent for the PBS News Hour and PBS News Weekend, reporting on a number of topics including foreign affairs, health care and arts and culture. She received a Peabody Award in 2021 for her work on News Hour’s series on the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect worldwide. Rogin is also the recipient of two Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and has been a part of several teams nominated for an Emmy, including for her work covering the fall of ISIS in 2020, the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017, the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2014, and the 2010 midterm elections. By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery is a national affairs producer at PBS News Weekend. By — Harry Zahn Harry Zahn