The United Mashriqi Emirates
A Brief History of Modern Mashriq
With the establishment of the Egyptian Sultanate the Ottomans were forced to withdraw direct control over Mesopotamia. The Empire of Iran established a protectorate over Kurdistan and the British expanded their Gulf Federation. Proxy wars began among the Arab Emirates and Egypt solidified control over the Hejaz proclaiming itself the Caliphate.
As the proxy wars backed by the 4 Alliances [1] escalated, most notably between the Rashidi and Saudi Kingdoms, the Americans [2] called and mediated a Congress in the Free City of Jerusalem to avoid another global war among the great powers.
This resulted in 2 Arab confederations - the southern Arabian Sultanate and the northern United Mashriqi Emirates (also called the Mashriqi Republic). The UME is ruled by the Council of Emirs who rotate the Presidency (of the Council) between them. Whilst individual Emirs have discretion of rule over their emirates laws relating to military and state wide economics cannot be countermanded. As a result of the free movement of labour and high education the UME has become highly secular and boasts equality for women above some of the western powers themselves.
The Mashriqi Flag
The flag features 2 crescents representing both the 2 common forms of Islam and the historical Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In the centre is a modified Rub Al Hizb representing the peace achieved at Jerusalem [3]. The 4 quarters represent the country as a crossroads between the 4 directions.
[1] These being the Franco-Russian Entente (2nd French Empire, Russian Empire, Ottoman Sultanate, and allies), the London-Frankfurt Pact (British Empire, German Empire, and allies), Kabul Accord (Iran and the Durrani-Moghal empire), and the Egyptian Caliphate
[2] The 3rd Republic of the USA being strongly neutral and pro stable government
[3] The outer ring is the Al Quds Star that represents Jerusalem, Al Quds in Arabic.