In remarks to the German newspaper Focus, Mohammad Yaqoub al-Omar, Director of the Consular Department at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, appealed for what he described as “patience and understanding” from Berlin as Syria struggles to rebuild after years of conflict.
Dutch authorities have arrested 15 individuals on suspicion of disseminating propaganda for the Islamic State.
The proposal follows a three-day tour of Israel, Cyprus, and Lebanon by Jens Spahn, the parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Union, al-Hal writes.
Recently, we have heard claims that kinship should not disqualify someone from public responsibility, and that it is natural in Syrian society for a large family to contain many competent individuals, Hussam Jazmati writes in Syria TV.
“We are not yet at a stage of stability in Syria that would allow for large-scale deportations,” EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner told the German Press Agency.
The outreach comes as Germany debates asylum policy with renewed intensity, and as several European capitals cautiously test a reopening toward Damascus after years of political estrangement.
UNHCR’s representative in Syria, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, said that approximately 1.3 million Syrian refugees have already returned since December 2024
Since October 2024, Syrians under temporary protection have been exempt from Turkey’s typically stringent foreign work-permit regime. But a new decree changes that dynamic entirely.
The trend is clear: Europe’s migration posture is shifting from collective protection to selective repatriation
The Danish initiative forms part of a growing European trend.
In light of the growing discontent, Mazen Alloush, Director of Local and International Relations at the Authority, issued a detailed statement explaining the complications affecting many Syrians, especially those passing through the main corridors linking Turkey and Syria.
Without the court intervention, this Friday, November 21, more than 6,100 Syrians would have lost their legal status, the IRAP says.
These developments come amid a marked shift in Germany’s approach to asylum, Syria TV writes.
Berlin’s cautious overtures toward Damascus and Syria’s simultaneous campaign to encourage voluntary returns reveal two competing narratives — one driven by European domestic politics, the other by the Syrian government’s desire to project normalcy.
Over the weekend, Austria, Sweden and 18 other EU member states submitted a joint letter to the European Commission urging progress on deportations.
Data from the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA) indicates that Syria has fewer than 1.1 anesthesiologists per 100,000 people, Al-Masdar writes.
Gonzalo Vargas Llosa of the UNHCR cautioned that Syria has reached its “maximum absorptive capacity,” suggesting the country can no longer sustain additional returnees, Daraj writes.
Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) have yet to issue an official statement days after the death, Enab Baladi writes.
This arrest is part of ongoing investigations in Germany aimed at holding individuals accountable for serious human rights violations committed in Syria.
This deepening humanitarian crisis raises a pressing question: are political motives driving a push for the forced return of refugees to Syria, despite ongoing insecurity and inadequate living conditions?
