Flag of the Arab Federation arranged differently (white on the bottom, rather than in the middle). Flag of the Arab Federation In 1958, in response to the merger of Egypt and Syria in the United Arab Republic, the two Hashemite kingdoms of Iraq and Jordan established the Arab Federation, a confederation of the two states. The flag of the union was essentially that of Jordan but without seven pointed star in the red chevron. This flag is identical to the Flag of Palestine adopted in 1964, and almost identical the flag of the Ba'ath Party. The union lasted less than six months, being terminated by
Rugby union in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf come under the AGRFU banner, but will become independent of it in the near future. The Arabian Gulf rugby union team had mixed results at the 2007 Asian Nations Series. The squad was involved in two one-sided matches, losing to Kazakhstan by a score of 49–9, and defeating Sri Lanka by a score of 52–11 Rugby union in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf Rugby union in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf is a minor, but growing sport. The Arabian Gulf rugby union team is currently ranked 40th in the International Rugby Board's world rankings which ranks