The New York State Office of General Services provides the public with the opportunity to purchase the United States or New York State flag for a nominal fee.

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The Syrians then changed their flag another 3 times between 1961 and 1980, before finally settling on the current design. The reason behind the rush of changes was the ever-changing nature of the Syrian state. Different regimes came to power and different nation-building efforts were put into place. The largest of these was the Federation of Arab States, consisting of Syria, Egypt and Libya, but I’m sure all those changes will require another blog.

The current design was originally created in 1958. It is inspired by the flag of Arab liberation, which many of you will note are the same colours as almost all flags in the Middle East. Sometimes they are known as pan-Arabic colours. The red was meant to represent the Hashemite Dynasty, white represents the Umayyad Dynasty, green the Fatimid Dynasty and finally black the Abbasid Dynasty.

The current rebel flag of Syria has followed the mode of Libya whereby they have taken the former flag of the country. This flag consists of 3 horizontal line sin green, white and black with three red stars in the middle. This flag can be seen in seen rebel areas that we visit, but we do not publish pictures at the request of our local partners.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced flags on State buildings will be flown at half-staff on January 24, from sunrise to sunset, in honor of Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation employee Aaron J. Peters. Aaron Peters, a member of the regional sawyer crew, was fatally injured January 17 while involved in tree removal at Golden Hill State Park in Niagara County. Click here to read the full Proclamation.

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How long should the flag be lowered? On standard half-staff days except for Memorial Day, the flag is lowered at sunrise and raised back to full-staff at sunset. The flag is lowered only until Noon on Memorial Day. During days where a declaration is made in honor of victims, official declarations typically request flags be lowered until interment, then raised back to full staff.

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Q: How long should the flag be at half-staff? A: Usually the flags should be at half-staff from sunrise to sunset, but on Memorial Day it is sunrise to noon.

The national flag should be displayed at half-staff on the days noted below, or on other days by special proclamation of the United States President or New York State Governor.

For this blog we’re looking at the flag of Syria, more specifically the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic, or thw Syrian flag that represents the regime and government of Bashar al Assad. Of course there are numerous other factions fighting in the Syrian conflict and they all have their own flags – probably a good idea for future blogs. However, in this blog it is the flag of Syria the current Baathist regime that we will cover.

The current flag of Syria has been in use since 1980. The current tri-colour of the Syrian Arab Republic is meant to be a nod to Arab unity. Despite the fact that Syria is now completely independent, they’ve still kept pan-Arabic colours as a nod to their previous constitutional arrangements. Like many countries with a turbulent past, Syria has also had its fair share of flags.

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When travelling through the government-controlled parts of Syria, you will see the flag of Syria literally everywhere, often adorned with the face of the President Bashar al Assad, or his father Hafez al Assad

Governor Kathy Hochul today directed flags on State buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, October 7 in mourning and honor of the victims of the attack on Israel one year ago. Click here to read the full proclamation.

Q: What if I can’t fly my flag at half-staff? A: You can buy a mourning bow (black ribbon) for the top of your pole and that will represent half-staff.

Since the Arab spring and the ongoing Syrian Civil War there is now an alternative flag used by some Syrian rebels. Back in the day one could argue that there were 3 flags if you include the flag of ISIS.

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When the current flag of Syria was first adopted in 1958, it was when Syria had finally become completely independent of European influence and had decided to form the United Arab republic with Egypt. At the time, the two stars were added to represent Syria and Egypt (the two founding states of the United Arab Republic) and the colours were given contemporary meanings. The colours now mean the following:

Governor Kathy Hochul today directed flags to half-staff for fallen Syracuse law enforcement officers. Flags will be lowered from sunrise Saturday, April 20 to sunset Monday, April 22 for Onondaga Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Michael Hoosock and Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen, who were killed in the line of duty last Sunday evening. Click here to read the full Proclamation.

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Governor Kathy Hochul directed flags on all State buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on January 31 in honor of fallen Fairville Volunteer Firefighter Dan DeWolf. Click here to read the full Proclamation.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset on January 29 in honor of fallen New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police Lieutenant David J. McShane. Click here to read the full Proclamation.

Interestingly the rebel flag is not all that much different to the current Syrian flag, although we will delve into that more later.

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Governor Kathy Hochul directed flags on all state buildings to be flown at half-staff beginning at sunrise on March 11 until interment in honor of fallen members of the New York National Guard, Casey Frankoski and John Grassia. Grassia also served as a New York State Trooper. Click here to read the full Proclamation.

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Governor Kathy Hochul today directed flags on all state buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on March 16 in honor of fallen Genesee County Sergeant Thomas A. Sanfratello. Sergeant Sanfratello also served as a Board Member for the Town of Alexander. Click here to read the full Proclamation.

Q: Are there any requirements for flying the flag at night? A: The flag must be illuminated if it is being flown in the dark.

Q: What is the proper way to raise and lower the flag to half-staff positioning? A: When raising and lowering the flag, bring it to the top of the pole for just a moment before bringing it into position or taking it in for the night.