The UAE flag was first adopted in 1971 and was hoisted at a historic meeting between the rulers of the United Arab Emirates. The flag was designed by Abdullah Mohammad Al-Maainah, who was a teenager at the time. The Lebanese flag, which features red and white horizontal stripes with a green cedar tree in the center, was adopted in 1943. The Algerian flag was adopted in 1962 after the country gained its independence from France. The colors and crescent and star symbols on the flag are associated with Islam. Many flags have been flown in Egypt throughout its rich history. Its present flag — which consists of red, white and black stripes and a gold eagle crescent — was adopted in 1984. The crossed swords over a sheathed khanjar on the Omani flag is the national emblem of the Gulf country. An early iteration of the current Bahraini flag boasted 28 white triangles. In 2002, the current design was adopted, specifying that the dividing line between the red and white portions of the flag must be serrated into five white triangles.