Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad pushed for an end to sanctions following the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake. Now, Arab neighbors who snubbed Assad for waging a war against his own people are negotiating deals with him.

WSJ’s Benoit Faucon explains the main reasons behind the shift in diplomacy and how Syria is slowly reintegrating with nations in the Middle East like Egypt, Jordan and Oman.

0:00 Has Syrian President Bashar al-Assad begun to restore his image among the Middle East?
0:46 How the Turkey-Syria earthquake helped Bashar al Assad mend diplomatic relations
2:09 How Syria restoring diplomacy with its neighbors has been a long process

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