Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday revealed a piece of Kiswah, a gift he received from Saudi Arabia, as Syria marks one year of Bashar al-Assad’s ouster.

The president said that the Kiswah was gifted to him by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Embroidered with a Quranic verse, the piece is now on display at Damascus’ Umayyad Mosque. Kiswah is the cloth used to cover the Kaaba in Makkah.

“Upon our return [from performing Umrah], Prince Mohammed bin Salman honoured us with a gift — a piece of the Kaaba’s Kiswah,” al-Sharaa said.

“We preferred that this piece be placed at the Umayyad Mosque, with such uniting nations and extending the bonds of love and brotherhood from Mecca to the Levant. We chose for its inauguration to take place in the very first moments of the annivers

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