https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20171108/syrians-in-germany-file-war-crime-cases-against-assad-regime Wed, 08 Nov 2017 18:30:06 +0100 syrians-in-germany-file-war-crime-cases-against-assad-regime More than 27,000 images of torture and killings allegedly perpetrated by the Assad regime in Syria have been handed to German prosecutors who are investigating possible abuses, a rights group said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170922/german-justice-handed-27000-images-of-torture-and-killings-by-assad-regime Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:40:43 +0200 german-justice-handed-27000-images-of-torture-and-killings-by-assad-regime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad bears "sole responsibility" for the US strike on a regime airbase, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said in a joint statement on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170407/merkel-assad-bears-sole-responsibility-for-us-air-strikes Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:08:03 +0200 merkel-assad-bears-sole-responsibility-for-us-air-strikes The mounting tensions between the United States and Russia have created a situation that is "more dangerous" than the Cold War, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview published Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161008/russia-tension-more-dangerous-than-in-cold-war-fm Sat, 08 Oct 2016 18:07:31 +0200 russia-tension-more-dangerous-than-in-cold-war-fm Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier praised a deal reached in Munich that calls for a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war within one week – but it remains to be seen whether the agreement will stick. https://www.thelocal.de/20160212/germany-praises-new-hope-for-syria-after-munich-talks Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:38:20 +0100 germany-praises-new-hope-for-syria-after-munich-talks A Syria donors' conference in London next week co-hosted by Germany will urge participating countries to double the amount of money they are giving to tackle the humanitarian crisis, Downing Street said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160128/germany-urged-to-double-funds-in-syrian-refugee-crisis Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:23:31 +0100 germany-urged-to-double-funds-in-syrian-refugee-crisis Germany's foreign intelligence service BND has resumed cooperation with the Syrian secret service in the fight against Islamist extremists, according to a newspaper report Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151218/german-spies-in-syria-assad-isis Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:33:07 +0100 german-spies-in-syria-assad-isis The fight against Isis will not be won with military action but by bringing an end to the civil war in Syria around the negotiating table, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/we-cant-beat-isis-with-military-means-germany Mon, 16 Nov 2015 12:31:12 +0100 we-cant-beat-isis-with-military-means-germany Most Syrian refugees in Germany fled their country out of fear for their lives and want to return home when it's safe, a survey released on Wednesday shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20151008/refugees-tell-germans-we-wont-stay-forever Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:24:59 +0200 refugees-tell-germans-we-wont-stay-forever Germany on Sunday called for a transitional government in Syria in a bid to resolve the country's years-long civil war, as European governments increasingly soften their demands over President Bashar al-Assad's departure. https://www.thelocal.de/20150928/germany-calls-for-syria-transitional-government Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:13:49 +0200 germany-calls-for-syria-transitional-government German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that President Bashar al-Assad should be involved in any Syrian peace talks, amid mounting pressure to end the four-year conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20150924/merkel-wants-assad-at-table-for-syria-talks Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:05:35 +0200 merkel-wants-assad-at-table-for-syria-talks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has admitted making "mistakes" at the start of the uprising against him in March 2011, in an interview in which he called on Germany to play the role of a mediator in the conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20131006/52257 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 21:05:00 +0200 52257 The leaders of Germany and France joined US President Barack Obama on Friday in pledging to consider new steps to punish Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his government over "indiscriminate" attacks on civilians. https://www.thelocal.de/20110806/36789 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:54:00 +0200 36789