The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more ...

The Syrian opposition favoured the flag to represent independence from the Assad government and it could mean that this is the flag that will, for now, be used to show the country has changed.

When Syria gained its independence from France in 1946, the three-starred flag was formally incorporated and later enshrined in Syria’s constitution. The flag was dropped when Syria joined Egypt ...

After the surprise ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping campaign by opposition militia, Syrians have raised a new flag to represent the overthrow of nearly six decades ...

The new Syrian flag is the 1932 independence flag raised by Syrians under French colonial occupation. The tricolor has horizontal stripes of green, white, ...

ANKARA. France raised its flag Tuesday at its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus after it had been closed for more than 12 years. French special envoy for Syria Jean-Francois Guillaume and a ...

France has raised its flag at its Damascus embassy for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials prepared to engage with the new Syrian leadership, a sign of the growing contacts ...

A youth displays a Syrian opposition flag as he drives along the Umayyad Square in Damascus. Credit: AP It later became the national flag when Syria became independent in 1946.

France raised a flag on Tuesday over its embassy in Damascus, Syria, after it had been closed for 12 years during the country's civil war, the foreign ministry said. Skip to main content.

France raised its flag at its Damascus embassy on Tuesday for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials prepared to engage with the new Syrian leadership, a sign of the growing ...

Saturday's ceremony remembers the evacuation of the last French soldier from Syria on April 17th, 1946, after Syria's proclamation of full Independence in 1941. Several local dignitaries were on ...