I wanted to make some Arab-Israeli objective makers for Crossfire and thought flags would be a simple answer. It turns out the Arab states were in a period of transition so the flags are many and varied.
All details and flags taken from Flags of the World (FOTW) in particular their Clickable Map of the Middle East.
| Country | Flag | Period | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | |
1922-1952 | |
| ?? | 1953-1957 | Red-white-black horizontal tricolour like the current flag, but with a different style of eagle emblem in the white stripe, bearing a shield of the crescent and stars. | |
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1958-1971 | Flag of United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) | |
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1972-1984 | Flag of Federation of Arab Republics (Egypt, Libya, and Syria) | |
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1984+ | ||
| Iraq | |
1924-1958 | |
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1959-1963 | ||
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1963-1991 | ||
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1991+ | ||
| Israel | |
1948+ | |
| Jordan | |
1928+ | |
| Libya | |
1920-1951 | |
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1951-1969 | ||
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1969-1971 | ||
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1972-1977 | Flag of Federation of Arab Republics (Egypt, Libya, and Syria) | |
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1977+ | ||
| PLO / Palestine | |
1964+ | |
| Saudi Arabia | ?? | ||
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1973+ | The hoist of the flag is next to the hilt of the sword. | |
| Syria | |
1946-1958 | |
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1958-1961 | Flag of United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) | |
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1961-1963 | Reverted to 1946-1958 flag | |
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1963-1971 | ||
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1972-1980 | Flag of Federation of Arab Republics (Egypt, Libya, and Syria) | |
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1980+ | Reverted to 1958-1961 flag | |
| Yemen | |
1918-1962 | |
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1962-1990 | North Yemen only | |
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1967-1990 | South Yemen only | |
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1990+ |