The fall of the Assad regime in Syria dominated the airwaves

The dramatic fall of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s regime dominated the airwaves last night, with Amr Adib (watch, runtime 39:37) and Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 1:38:12) dedicating their respective shows entirely to the topic.

“What’s happening in Syria is reshaping the balance of power in the region,” Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies’s Iranian studies program head Huda Raouf told Moussa. Raouf noted that the main supporters of Syrian opposition factions are the United States, Israel, and Turkey, adding that the primary beneficiary of the events is Israel, which occupied hundreds of km of Syrian territory yesterday. “Turkey aims to play a pivotal role in Syria at Iran’s expense,” Raouf added.

“This is bigger than Assad’s fall—it’s a regional shake-up,” said Tarek Fahmy, political science professor at the American University in Cairo, speaking to Moussa. “Syria is the starting point for broader regional arrangements — first between Washington and Moscow, and second between Russia and Israel,” he explained.

“Russia’s abandonment was key, followed by economic collapse, failing services, and rising poverty,” political analyst Alaa Al Asfari told Adib in his explanation of how the regime fell part in just ten days of the rebel advance.