BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germany’s Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against a man who is accused of being a former guard at a Syrian prison under the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The man is “sufficiently suspected of murder, torture and deprivation of liberty as crimes against humanity,” the authority said in a statement…
Russia and the US rarely agree on much, but their top diplomats just sounded the alarm about Syria, which should convince objective observers that there’s credence to their warnings. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that “The situation in the Middle East is particularly troubling, especially in Syria, where groups of radical militants commit real acts…
By Michael Fischer, dpa Germany on Thursday reopened its embassy in Damascus, more than three months after the ouster of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.The embassy – which closed in 2012 after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war – was formally opened by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a visit to the Syrian capital….
Russia would remove what the interim Syrian authorities consider to be a “problem” from their hands, it could more quickly settle its new regions, and these atrocities would no longer overshadow their ongoing base talks. The latest sectarian violence in Syria killed almost 1,000 members of the Alawite minority at the minimum, with many of…
Berlin, Germany – A portion of Syrians who fled to Germany may have to return to their homeland under certain conditions, according to German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser. “As our law stipulates, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) will review and revoke protection grants if people no longer need this protection in Germany…
