P ARIS (Reuters) - France raised the flag on Tuesday over its embassy in Damascus 12 years after cutting ties with Syria's Bashar al-Assad amid the country's civil war, with its diplomats meeting ...

Dec 17 (Reuters) - France raised a flag on Tuesday over its embassy in Damascus, Syria, after it had been closed for 12 years during the country's civil war, the foreign ministry said. France sent ...

However, both the darker and lighter flags have been in use for decades. France's navy and many official buildings around the country have always used the navy blue shade. But in 1976 under ...

France raised its flag at its Damascus embassy on Tuesday for ... whose country was the biggest backer of rebels during the civil war, said an inclusive administration was now needed in Damascus ...