Author: Omid Nouripour

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A bomb explodes in a suburb of Damascus (photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Another year of civil war in Syria

Nothing short of scandalous

Six years on and the European Union still has no coherent plan when it comes to Syria. Even the possibility of co-operating with Russia continues to be ignored. Commentary by Omid NouripourMore

Interview with Syrian dissident Yassin al-Haj Saleh: The West's lamentable myopiaThe Syrian revolution: Girding the forces of changeThe siege of Aleppo: Seven levels of hell
Green politician Omid Nouripour arrived from Iran at the age of 13

Germany’s refugee debate

Integration is a two-way street

Asylum and immigration have always been part of German history. This history has taught us a great deal about co-existence and integration. Nonetheless, each one of these encounters constitutes a new constellation, determined by those who arrive or the current situation of the host society. An essay by Omid Nouripour of Germany′s Green PartyMore

Interview with Navid Kermani: Solidarity, liberty, opennessInterview with migration researcher Naika Foroutan: "We need a debate about ourselves"The UEFA Cup 2016: The Teutonic preoccupation with race

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Infections on the rise: in late June, between 3,500 and 4,000 new infections were reported in Tunisia every day. Former Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi also contracted the virus in a country with little testing and where many hospitals are overwhelmed by the many COVID-19 patients.

Tunisia grapples with COVID-19

The coronavirus crisis continues to worsen in Tunisia, with the number of infections rising. Cases of the particularly infectious delta variant have also been registered, and some regions have been sealed off. By Diana Hodali