DECEMBER 8, 2024 — Supporters of the rebels who removed President Bashar al-Assad today entered several Syrian embassies abroad to replace the national flag with the flag of the Syrian revolution, Reuters and Forbes reports. In Athens, Greece, rebel supporters entered the embassy and hoisted their flag from the rooftop. Police detained four people but…
NOVEMBER 3, 2024 — In celebration of UAE Flag Day, President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan raised the national flag at Qasr Al Hosn in Abu Dhabi, the Emirati Times reported. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, commemorated Flag Day by raising the national flag at the Qasr Al Hosn…
NOVEMBER 1, 2024 — The UAE is observing its 12th Flag Day celebration today, ahead of the usual date of November 3, The National reports. Citizens and residents are expected to display the national flag widely, as urged by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, to ensure maximum participation. The occasion,…
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 9, 2024 — Tom Haviv, the creator behind the Hamsa Flag, which symbolizes a possible binational Israeli-Palestinian state, was interviewed by The Forward on October 7 about the flag’s significance in the wake of the war in Gaza. The concept for the Hamsa Flag originated in 2009 after Haviv encountered a New York Times…