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Berlin's Special Visa Program For Syrians, Afghans, & Iraqis Scrapped After Federal Intervention
Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,
Berlin's special state-level migration program that allowed Syrians, Afghans, and Iraqis to privately sponsor relatives has come to an abrupt end following a federal order by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt.
In a letter to Berlin's Finance Senator Stefan Evers, reported by Bild, Dobrindt made clear that the federal interior ministry “will not grant consent for new or for the extension of existing state reception programs.”
For over a year, Berlin's coalition government had been divided over the program, which was introduced by the previous left-wing administration. The scheme enabled residents to bring close relatives to the city state, provided they personally covered the costs of health and long-term care insurance.
The SPD supports continuing the initiative, while the CDU remains firmly opposed.
Evers relayed the federal decision to Berlin\...
Syrians Fear Israel Normalization Could Trigger Another Countrywide War
Many Syrians fear another country-wide war could erupt if the country's new post-Assad rulers make peace with Israel through a normalization deal based on Trump's Abraham Accords.
Last week, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told reports that normalization with Syria and Lebanon is on the table, as Prime Minister Netanyahu agrees with Washington on a hoped-for expansion of the Abraham Accords.
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"Israel is interested in expanding the Abraham Accords circle of peace and normalization," Saar said. Israel had already signed deals with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan - the result of Trump's first term in office.
"We have an interest in adding countries such as Syria and Lebanon, our neighbors - to the circle of peace and normalization while safeguarding Israel's essential and security interests," Saar added.
PM Netanyahu himself has recently said that the Jun...
Syria must open its financial sector to regional and international banks as a crucial step towards economic recovery and rebuilding the country's banking system....
Syria Makes First Bank Transfer Via SWIFT Since War
All it took for Syria to get back in the global dollar regime was for Al Qaeda to take over.
Reuters reports that Syria completed its first international bank transaction through the SWIFT system since the onset of its 14-year civil war, its central bank governor said Thursday, marking a significant step in the country's efforts to reintegrate into the global financial system.
Governor Abdelkader Husriyeh said a direct commercial transaction had been carried out from a Syrian to an Italian bank on Sunday, and that transactions with U.S. banks could begin within weeks.
"The door is now open to more such transactions," he told Reuters in Damascus.
Syrian banks were cut off from the world during the civil war after a crackdown by Bashar Assad on anti-government protests in 2011 led Western states to impose sanctions, including on Syria's central bank.
Syria central bank
After Assad was ousted in a lightning offensive led by "r...
Israelis, meanwhile, said to want to ensure their jets stay off Turkish radar in order to keep Syrian airspace 'dark' for any potential Iran bombing mission....
Drei Monate nach dem Ende der Assad-Diktatur eröffnet Deutschland seine Botschaft in Syrien wieder – nach 13 Jahren. Das Auswärtige Amt sieht darin die Möglichkeit, den Stabilisierungsprozess in dem Land besser zu unterstützen. Visa-Anträge von Syrern laufen weiter über die Botschaft in Beirut....
The European Union is discussing a deal to partially suspend several sanctions on Syria's energy industry, including scrapping bans on importing crude from the country and on exporting technologies to the oil and gas industry....