These aspects include the Syrian revolutionary flag (with three stars) becomes the new independence flag, the national anthem is from a poem by late Syrian diplomat and poet Omar Abu Risha.

EMILY FENG, BYLINE: I saw him on Syrian flags, on posters, on the sides of buses and cars. And then I heard him everywhere, too... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ABDUL BASET AL-SAROUT ...

where the Spanish national anthem was played, an AFP correspondent reported. "Raising the Spanish flag again is a sign of the hope we have for Syria's future, of the commitment we convey to the ...

Composer and Syrian refugee Moutaz Arian wrote the anthem ... Lipori says the creation of the flag and anthem will create an historic moment for the Olympic Movement. "These athletes will be ...

Thousands of Kurds gathered in the German city of Cologne over the weekend to celebrate what organizers hailed as the largest ...