The Syrian refugee whose selfie with then-chancellor Angela Merkel went viral almost a decade ago has said he has no plans to return to his war-ravaged country after rebel groups seized control ...

Mr Modamani is now working as a freelancer video journalist for public broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Read more at ...

Angela Merkel has defended her decision to take in one million refugees from Syria in 2015 as German Chancellor at the time.

Angela Merkel, then German chancellor, poses for a selfie with Syrian refugee Anas Modamani in 2015 - Sean Gallup/Getty Images Angela Merkel has defended her 2015 selfie with a Syrian refugee ...

The Syrian refugee whose selfie with then-chancellor Angela Merkel went viral almost a decade ago has said he has no plans to return to his war-ravaged country after rebel groups seized control ...

Almost a decade ago, a Syrian refugee's selfie with Germany's then chancellor Angela Merkel went viral. Today, Anas Modamani ...

Almost a decade ago, a Syrian refugee's selfie with Germany's then chancellor Angela Merkel went viral. Today, Anas Modamani has a job, a German passport and a fiancee and no plans to return to ...