The United Arab Emirates has a very distinctive, colourful flag with a bold mix of red, green, black and white. But why did the founding fathers decide on this design when the nation ... many other ...

UAE Flag Day is being marked on Sunday November 3 with a moment of ... it is being used to decorate costumes or disposable materials or if its design is being used as a wrapper for foodstuffs.

Abdullah Mohammad Al Maainah had no idea that his design for the UAE Flag had been selected until it was hoisted on that day. He was just 19 years old when he designed the the UAE Flag in 1971 in ...

Al Maainah's design was chosen among more than 1,030 entries submitted as part of a nationwide contest. Later, the winning flag was raised on December 2, 1971 - the Foundation Day of the UAE.

Sheikh Mohammed took to Twitter to invite all to mark the day. “On Nov.3, we will celebrate the ... tells the story of how his design was chosen during a national competition to design the flag of the ...

The UAE will mark the UAE Flag Day on November 3. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, during a speech in November 2013 ...

As the clock struck 11am on Wednesday, November 3, UAE flags started fluttering in unity across the country. The country's public and private entities and residents came together as one to hoist ...

as residents respond to the call issued by the UAE Vice-President. This will mark the 10th year of the annual Flag Day being marked by Emiratis and expatriates. On this day, flags fly tall and proud ...

H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, said that the UAE Flag Day embodies the values of unity and solidarity instilled by the UAE's leadership. On the ...