@thenewsmovement: There were emotional scenes at Damascus airport as the first international commercial flight landed in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Many of those arriving were Syrian nationals coming home for the first time in more than a decade. Bashar al-Assad was unseated by a rebel offensive a month ago. This flight marks the start of a reopening of Syria, as Arab and Western countries begin reopening diplomatic relations with Syria’s new de facto authorities. #news #syria #assad