In 2015-2016 alone, more than 1 million migrants came to Germany, most from Syria, but also from Afghanistan and Iraq. Since the last national election in 2021, the number of naturalizations in Germany has risen sharply: More than 500,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, right, shakes hands with Syria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani during their meeting on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Confe

For the new Germans originally from Syria, the election is weighted with extra significance. Many of them fled their country because of the civil war that followed former Presiden

More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will have the opportunity to vote in a German national election for the first time this weekend. Almost a third of the new Germans are originally from Syria.

A German police officer guards the Holocaust Memorial after a man was seriously injured in a stabbing near the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2025. REUTERS/Matthias Baehr/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) - The man arrested after a Spanish tourist was stabbed at Berlin's Holocaust memorial on Friday was a 19-year-old Syrian refugee,

Germany’s ambassador to Iraq on Wednesday said that Berlin’s stance on new Syria remains flexible, while Kurdish representatives have accused Damascus of exclusion and insisted on the establishment of a decentralized system.

Germany's top prosecutor has charged a suspected Islamic extremist with murder, attempted murder and membership in a terrorist organization abroad in connection with a deadly knife attack last year at a festival in the western German city of Solingen.

The German government's support programme for Syrians voluntarily returning to their home country, which started in January, has been used by a few dozen refugees, according to the Interior Ministry.

More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will be able to vote in Germany’s national election for the first time this weekend

Germany’s chancellor-designate, Friedrich Merz, has called for more military support to Israel and criticized the current government over reduced arms exports to the country.

G7 Foreign Ministers reiterate their commitment to supporting inclusive political transition in Syria, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2254, express support for Lebanon’s recent political