The flag was dropped when Syria joined Egypt to create the United Arab Republic in 1958. The myriad of rebel groups and opposition leaders who toppled the Assad regime have rallied under the ...

It was first introduced in 1958 during the formation of the United Arab Republic, a short-lived political union between Syria and Egypt. Each color in the flag has a specific meaning. Red ...

Syria's interim president made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus' shift away from Iran as its main regional ally. Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was ...