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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

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

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack raises the American flag at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in ...

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 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 ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -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 ...