A portion of Syrians who fled to Germany may have to return to their homeland under certain conditions, according 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 because the situation in Syria has stabilized,

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party not to exploit the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg. "To the AfD, I can only say: Any attempt to exploit such a terrible act and to abuse the suffering of the victims is despicable,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told Syria's makeshift transitional government in Damascus that Europe would support the country as long as the political dialogue includes all of Syria's ethnic and religious groups.