The German government agreed on Wednesday to a change in the law which allows refugees with “subsidiary protection” to start bringing their families to Germany. But the law still limits how many can arrive each month.
Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria, Germany has provided €4.5 billion in aid. Now Berlin is upping this amount, pledging to give an extra €1 billion.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday voiced alarm over the growing "alienation" between Russia and the West, stressing the need for dialogue as post-Cold War tensions peak.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that the air strikes against the Syrian regime were "necessary and appropriate" after the suspected chemical weapons attacks that killed dozens in Douma.
Chancellor Angela Merkel twice stated at a press conference in Berlin on Thursday that “Germany will not participate in possible military actions” against Syria.
Lawmakers from Germany's far-right AfD party were in Syria on Tuesday, expressing "surprise" at scenes of normal life in Damascus as they push their bid for Berlin to start sending refugees back to the war-torn country.
The leaders of Germany and France urged Russia on Sunday to exert "maximum pressure" on Syria for an "immediate" implementation of a UN ceasefire in the war-ravaged country, Berlin said.
German police shut down a tense demonstration in Cologne on Saturday, after around 15,000 Kurds took to the streets to protest Turkey's offensive in northern Syria.
Leading Turkish and Kurdish groups in Germany on Wednesday accused each other of "importing" a foreign conflict in the wake of Ankara's cross-border offensive against a Syrian Kurdish militia.
Deso Dogg has been reported killed twice before, once by jihadist sources, once by the Pentagon. A US-monitoring group is now claiming the elusive German rapper who went to fight for Isis has been killed again.
Syrian refugees in Germany backed by human rights groups said Wednesday they had filed new criminal complaints accusing President Bashar al-Assad's regime of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
German police on Tuesday arrested a Syrian man suspected of preparing a terror attack using powerful explosives, prosecutors said, almost one year after a deadly jihadist truck rampage at a Berlin Christmas Market.
Back in Syria, friends gave Malakeh Jazmati the nickname "Miss Spaghetti" because cooking up tasty traditional regional dishes wasn't exactly her thing.
German authorities believe the Islamic State group holds some 11,100 blank Syrian passports that can be completed with any individual's details, weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday.
A survey commissioned by Bild newspaper published on Tuesday reveals that the majority of Germans reject the idea of refugees legally reuniting with their families in Germany.
A young Syrian journalist who was held in captivity for six months by Isis has warned that Germans are too naive when it comes to the threat posed by Isis terrorists who arrive in the country hidden among refugees.
Three alleged Syrian jihadists went on trial in Germany Wednesday accused of plotting coordinated suicide bombings and shootings in the western city of Düsseldorf.
Three Syrians went on trial in German on Tuesday, accused of human trafficking after a boat that they allegedly used to smuggle people to Europe capsized and killed 13 people.
A Syrian arrested in Germany on suspicion of belonging to the Isis terror group and raping a woman as she attempted to flee Isis-held territory has been ordered freed for lack of evidence, prosecutors said Monday.
German researchers hope to one day help bring the devastated Syrian city back to life by creating a super-detailed map of the old city and its treasures, long listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
A German court Monday put on trial for war
crimes a suspected former Syrian rebel commander accused of having tortured civilians while fighting for a militia linked to the Free Syrian Army.
Police Tuesday arrested two suspected Syrian jihadists, one of them an alleged member of terror group Isis accused of slitting the throat of a regime soldier, prosecutors said.
