OCTOBER 14, 2024 —The City Council of Miguelturra in Spain, in collaboration with the Spanish Association Against Cancer (Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, AECC), has unveiled a special flag to mark the International Day Against Breast Cancer, observed on October 19, reported Lanza Digital. The event was part of the city’s support for the cause….
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — A man in India was shot dead during religious clashes after he was seen installing a saffron flag on a house, the Siasat Daily reports. Ram Gopal Mishra, 22, was killed Sunday in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India. Four others were injured. The violence erupted during the Processions for the immersion of…
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Toady, the Yemeni Information Ministry has announced the winners of the National Flag Photo Contest, reports the Yemen News Agency. Mohammed Yahya Salem Al-Ajami won the first prize of 500,000 riyals for his photo capturing the national flag alongside the Holy Qur’an in Sabeen Square. The ministry praised the image for…
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today, Dominica celebrates Flag Day, part of the island’s National Emblems Week, organized by the Commonwealth of Dominica Cultural Division, reported Dominica News Online. As part of the observance, a motorcade will take place around the capital, Roseau, and other parts of the island, encouraging citizens to display and honor the…
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today marks the celebration of Ethiopia’s 17th National Flag Day, celebrated at the premise of the House of People’s Representatives (HPR) under the theme “Our Flag for Our National Unity, Sovereignty, and the Elevation of Ethiopia”, the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reports. In a speech for the occasion, President Taye Atske-Selassie…
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today, Belgorod Oblast in Russia celebrates its annual flag day, reported Vpered. Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of Belgorod Oblast, made a statement on the occasion, highlighting the values embodied in the flag. Gladkov remarked, “The colors and images of the flag of the region encode the main values of our great land….
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) of Russia celebrates the Day of the State Flag, SakhaNews reported. Officials Offer Congratulations to the Sakha Aysen Nikolayev, Head of the Sakha Republic, wrote on his Telegram channel, “For more than 30 years our flag has proudly flown over the expanses of Yakutia, embodying…