The Ministry of Interior has issued guidelines regarding the proper handling of the Saudi national flag, specifically prohibiting the display of flags in poor condition.
According to a report by the Saudi Gazette, which cited the ministry, “It is not permitted to use the flag when it becomes obsolete. Such flags must be destroyed by the party using them.”
The regulations extend beyond physical condition, with the ministry stating that the national flag must not be used “as part of a trademark, for commercial purposes, or for any purpose other than those stipulated in the system.”
Saudi flag handling guidelines
Additional restrictions include not using the flag “as a tool to tie something or carry something,” and a prohibition on placing or printing it “on the bodies of animals,” the report added.
The ministry emphasised proper storage requirements, noting that the flag should not be kept in an inappropriate place that would cause it to be damaged or untidy.
The guidelines forbid adding slogans, phrases, or drawings to the flag, and specify that it “should not be fixed or tied to the mast; rather it should be standing and freely moving at all times.”
The ministry warned against decorating the edges or making additions to the flag. Under no circumstances should the flag be “raised upside down,” they added.
The regulations stipulate that “the national flag or the flag of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques should not touch anything below (ground, water, or a table).”
Regarding official insignia, the ministry clarified that “it is prohibited to place any logo on the national flag except in the case of the flag of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, where the Kingdom’s logo, which is two crossed swords topped by a palm tree, is placed in the lower corner adjacent to the flagpole,” the report said.
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