Source: Spiegel International The German economy grew strongly last year, despite the European debt crisis. Gross domestic product jumped by 3 percent, while the national deficit sank, the Federal Statistical […]
By Christoph Reuter, Gregor Peter Schmitz and Holger Stark, SPIEGEL-ONLINE After months of secret negotiations, the Taliban are opening a political office in Qatar, a first step toward peace talks […]
Source: Qantara How does a wine goblet find its way into an Islamic art collection? In “The Culture of Ambiguity”, Thomas Bauer describes the wide boundaries of Muslim culture and […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The leaders of France and Germany said Monday that progress has been made on last month’s proposed deal aimed at resolving Europe’s debt crisis. The fiscal pact, designed to ensure that governments do not spend beyond their means and rack up unsustainable debts, could be signed […]
An event will be held on January 8th in Frankfurt, Germany on the first death anniversary. He will be remembered as a poet, literate and a devout Muslim who never […]
Source: The Local German scientists in Lower Saxony have identified a new type of dinosaur that roamed the world’s waters in prehistoric times, they announced Wednesday. The Acamptonectes densus, […]
Source: The Local A woman in the eastern German town of Leipzig has given birth to a white twin and a black twin – a phenomenon scientists say is a […]
Source: The Local A group dedicated to maintaining the German language’s purity is upset that a dictionary maker’s “Youth Word of the Year” is derived from English. Does German deserve […]
Source: The Local The head of Germany’s Jewish community Tuesday expressed “shock” and “shame” after ultra-Orthodox protesters in Israel donned Holocaust symbols, including yellow stars, at a recent demonstration. […]
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/111175477.js?D=DM_LOC%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.themuslimtimes.org%252Fwp-admin%252Fpost-new.php%26DM_CAT%3DNYTimesglobal%2520%253E%2520General%26DM_EOM%3D1&C=H07707%2CH07707 Europe’s leaders braced their nations for a turbulent year, with their beleaguered economies facing a threat on two fronts: widening deficits that force more borrowing but increasing austerity measures that put growth further out of reach. Saying that Europe was facing its “harshest test in decades,” Chancellor Angela Merkel […]
Source: Spiegel Germany. Delusions of the Euro Zone The Lies that Europe’s Politicians Tell Themselves A Commentary by Armin Mahler REUTERS A ceremony to mark the launch of the euro coins in Frankfurt in December 2001: The euro was always built on delusions. Since its inception, the euro zone has […]
Source: Spiegel Germany. DPA In this 2001 photo, Werner Otto stands in front of a Potsdam palace whose restoration he helped to fund. As a young man, Werner Otto dreamt of becoming a novelist. Instead he sold cigarettes and shoes, laying the cornerstone for what would become the world’s largest […]
Source: Dawn Are you fed up with your Blackberry because it effectively puts you on call for your employer 24/7? Are you a slave to its blinking red light and […]
Source: The Local Wintertime may be cold and grey in Germany, but the it’s the perfect season to enjoy some of the country’s notoriously hearty food. The Local has compiled a list of some our favourite German culinary delights. Read more… Click here for The Local List
Source: The Local Most Germans do not plan to go to church over the Christmas holidays, a poll from TNS-Emnid research institute, conducted for the news magazine Focus, showed. Read […]
Source: Spiegel International Tortured and burned at the stake by the tens of thousands, Germany’s alleged witches have been largely forgotten. But thanks to efforts by a small group of activists, a […]
Source: Qantara Since 2010, a Berlin-based network has dedicated itself to opposing discrimination against Muslims by providing information and legal advice to the Muslim community. As Sabine Ripperger has been […]
Source: The Local German researchers have developed a super-tiny steam engine that’s just a few thousandths of a millimetre wide. Although the engine sputters incessantly and isn’t developed enough to be used in the real world, the discovery could make it easier to produce ultra-efficient micro-engines in the future, according […]
Source / Courtesy: The Independent Emails published today show that News International boss James Murdoch was sent details in 2008 of claims that phone-hacking was “rife” at the News of […]
A German town is divided over the future of a church tower that has developed a list greater than that of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The 183-foot tower in […]