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Left over Right Facing Hawk

There is uncertainty regarding the official version of the Hawk of Quraish emblem used by the Syrian transitional government. This inconsistency is likely due to the recent nature of the government's establishment, resulting in irregularities in the design and adoption of official symbols. However, based on current prominent usage, it appears that the left-facing hawk is the more frequently used version by the transitional government. This emblem is consistently displayed across multiple official government platforms, including:

Presidency: Twitter/X
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates: Twitter/X
- Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani: [1]
Ministry of Defense: Twitter/X
Ministry of Media: Twitter/X
Ministry of Higher Education: Official Website
Ministry of Health: Official Website
Ministry of Public Works and Housing: Official Website
Syrian Embassy in Egypt: Facebook

Conversely, the right-facing hawk appears on:

Syrian Prime Ministry: Official Website
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates: Official Website

Even so, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website uses a different emblem from that displayed by its minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani, and the ministry's social media accounts. Indeed, while no formal legislation has been issued to confirm an official design, the prominence of the left-facing hawk across multiple government platforms suggests that it is the more widely used emblem of the Syrian transitional government.

Given its consistent presence in official communications, including on government websites, ministries, and social media accounts, it would be more appropriate for the left-facing hawk to be used in articles and official references when representing the Syrian transitional government, rather than the currently displayed version. Kaliper1 (talk) 14:42, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is also used by a numerous number of legislative, decrees, and official papers. Notable examples such like;

Papers passed by the Ministry of Education concerning education reform [2]
Customs and Border Crossing Appointment, 24 December 2024 [3]
Act passed on public sector salaries by 400% among Government employees, signed by Muhammad Al-Bashir, 5 January 2025 [4]
Papers tasking an engineer as manager of the Department of Water Resources and Land Reclamation in the governorate of Deir al-Zour, 15 January 2025 [5]
Act passed on the prohibition of the firing of firearms, under penalty of legal accountability against violators, signed my the Ministry of Interior, 6 February 2025 [6]
Directive paper instructing for the return of all employees and contractors whose work center is specified to their original directorates, or labled under penalty, signed by the Ministry of Education, 22 January 2025 [7]
Letter for the postponement of Culture Course Exams in Universities to the Second Semester, signed by the ministry of Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 21 January 2025 [8]
Government list of names of public and private universities and recognized institutes, and response letter by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research amidst backlash. [9]
A port authority government car. A literal physical car with the logo.

Kaliper1 (talk) 15:09, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

edit; tagging: @Freedoxm feel free to comment.

100% agreed that this is the most likely CoA that the current government is going for. Almost all official sources are using it, and the ones not using it have not been updated in months, such as the prime minister's webpage. If there are no objections, we need to change it on the main CoA Wiki page. Moester101 (talk) 03:31, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 20:38, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CoA or an Emblem?

This should be called an emblem and not a coat of arms. It is missing lots of stuff that makes it a coat of arms. It doesn't even have a blazon 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 08:50, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]