Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa: Ladies and gentlemen, throughout history, Damascus has been a place from which great

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa: Ladies and gentlemen, throughout history, Damascus has been a place from which great stories begin. Today, we stand here to begin a new story: the story of a homeland that regained its will and a people who regained their freedom. Many stories began in Damascus, and from here, today, we begin the story of the new Syria.