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Germany to increase scrutiny of Syrian asylum applicants

Germany will start holding personal hearings for asylum seekers from Syria as of Friday, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday, reversing a policy of granting almost automatic refugee status for Syrians. Syrians have since the end of 2014 enjoyed a...

Evacuees arrive in Damascus in rare Syria deal

A group of several hundred Syrians from two besieged towns arrived outside Damascus Tuesday after passing through Turkey and Lebanon as part of a rare UN-backed deal to evacuate people from flashpoint areas. A source close to the deal confirmed the arrival of over 300...