APRIL 26, 2025 — Syria’s foreign minister raised the country’s newly adopted flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, according to the Radio France Internationale, marking what officials described as a symbolic moment in the country’s transition following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. During a formal ceremony, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad…
MARCH 4, 2025 — Apple’s latest iOS 18.4 beta includes the flag of Sark as a new emoji, marking a rare addition under Unicode’s current policies, reports Emojipedia. This is the first national or regional flag emoji added through an automatic recommendation mechanism since 2015. The Unicode Consortium, which oversees emoji standardization, announced in July…
DECEMBER 11, 2024 — The appearance of a flag associated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) during Syria‘s interim Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir’s first public address has drawn attention from some Syrians, the New Arab reports. In his televised speech on Tuesday, al-Bashir announced the formation of his transitional government. He stood flanked by the green,…
DECEMBER 8, 2024 — The Syrian Football Association and several clubs have changed their emblems, reflecting the colors of the rebel flag following the rebels’ announcement of the Assad regime’s fall, Fakty ta Komentari reports. The Syrian Football Association’s logo on social media now features significant modifications. The eagle at the center is placed against…
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…