BERLIN: Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday said he and Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa want 80 percent of Syrians in Germany to return to their homeland, as the former Islamist rebel leader visited Berlin. Europe’s top economy is home to the largest Syrian diaspora in the European Union at more t»»»

BERLIN, March 30, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday as he began a visit to Berlin for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and the return of refugees. Sharaa -- on his first trip to Germany since ousting his country»»»