Swiss court blocks extradition of alleged PKK functionary to Germany
Jun 4, 2020 – 11:13 The Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona ruled that German authorities had not made enough of a case against the man, who belongs to a group […]
Merkel and the EU Trapped between China and the U.S.
Source: Spiegel She wants the summit to take place no matter what. Last Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a video conference with political group leaders from the European Parliament to discuss Germany’s upcoming European Council presidency, which begins in July. For six months, Berlin will be setting the agenda […]
Germany to reintroduce military rabbis for the first time since 1930s
Source: CNN Germany is reintroducing rabbis into its military for the first time since the Nazis banned them from the armed forces in the 1930s. The German Parliament rubber-stamped the law reestablishing the official position of military rabbi on Thursday in what was the first expansion of the law on […]
Ramadan: German church opens doors for Muslim prayers
3 hours ago A church in Berlin has opened its doors to Muslim worshippers unable to fit into their mosque under new social distancing rules. Germany allowed religious services to […]
France and Germany Show the Way Forward in the COVID-19 Crisis
Source: Spiegel Four video conferences. That is how many times German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron met without their European Union partners. They spoke English, and each of the conversations lasted for more than an hour. The subject was always the same: Establishing a fund for Europe.There […]
Germany Reports Steep Drop in New Virus Cases
Source: WSJ By Andrew Blackman Germany recorded a steep decline in the number of new coronavirus cases and the infection rate dropped further below the key threshold of 1.0. There […]
Swiss to re-open borders with neighbouring countries
By Urs Geiser May 13, 2020 – SWISSINFO.ch The border with neighbouring Germany was closed in mid-March as part of efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims open Their Mosques in Germany
By Zubair Khalil Khan It was looking bit strange and surprising to enter the mosque for Friday prayers in conglomeration after a gap of over two months. At the same […]
Local, Practical, Apolitical: Inside Germany’s Successful Coronavirus Strategy
Source: Wall Street Journal By Bojan Pancevski and Bertrand Benoit Nation’s 16 states are unsung heroes of the battle; keeping factories open, health-care system prepared BERLIN—Germany’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic has […]
No faithful, no cash: Lockdown proves critical for German mosques
Apr 21, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) – Mosques in Germany that depend on donations from Friday prayers face bankruptcy as the coronavirus lockdown strips them […]
Germany Calls 14000 Syrian Refugee Doctors to Help Tackle Coronavirus
Germany calls on migrant medics to help tackle coronavirus Source: The Guardian By Kate Connolly in Berlin Country has 14,000 Syrian refugee doctors waiting for qualifications to be approved Coronavirus […]
The Promise of the Japanese Medication, Avigan
Source: WIRED Japan Is Racing to Test a Drug to Treat Covid-19 Based on a compound discovered in 1998, the antiviral favipiravir is already being used in Japan and Turkey. […]
DİTİB launches aid campaign for mosques in Germany amid pandemic
by Daily Sabah with AA ISTANBUL Politics Apr 01, 2020 The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) launched an aid campaign for mosques in Germany with the call “Now […]
The 2015 Refugee Crisis Was Actually a Boon for Europe
Source: Foreign Affairs As the EU Scrambles to Halt the Next Wave, Here’s What Happened to the Last One By Paul Hockenos March 19, 2020 On the border between Greece […]
Coronavirus: Thai king self-isolates in Alpine hotel with harem of 20 women amid pandemic
Tens of thousands of Thais risk breaking law to criticise him online Source: Independent Thailand’s controversial king has been self-isolating in a luxury hotel in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen with his entourage. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known as Rama X, is said to have booked out the entire […]
‘Immunity passports’ could speed up return to work after Covid-19
Source: The Guardian By Kate Proctor, Ian Sample and Philip Oltermann German researchers studying how lockdown restrictions could be lifted for some people “Immunity passports” for key workers could be a way of […]
‘For many home is not a safe place’: Fears of domestic violence in Germany due to coronavirus lockdown
Source: The Local From Berlin to Paris, Madrid, Rome and Bratislava, associations that help victims of domestic violence have sounded the alarm after Europe overtook China to become the epicentre of the pandemic. “For many people, their home is already not a safe place,” says the German federal association of […]
Attention Slowly Turns to the Mother of All Coronavirus Questions
Source: Der Spiegel By Benjamin Bidder, Felix Bohr, Anna Clauß, Jürgen Dahlkamp, Ullrich Fichtner, Jan Friedmann, Annette Großbongardt, Martin Knobbe, Marcel Rosenbach, Michael Sauga, Cornelia Schmergal, Thomas Schulz, Gerald Traufetter and Steffen Winter The storm has already begun ravaging several countries, but in many others, it is still approaching. The […]
Merkel’s first coronavirus test comes back negative
Source: The Local The result of today’s test is negative,” government spokesperson Steffen Seibert told DPA on Monday. “Further tests will be carried out in the coming days.” Earlier in the day, Seibert said Merkel had been “doing well” in self-imposed quarantine. The chancellor had decided to self-isolate as a […]
Merkel goes into quarantine after meeting doctor with coronavirus
Source: The Local Chancellor Angela Merkel will self-isolate at home after being treated by a doctor who has since tested positive for coronavirus. Following a press conference on Sunday, the […]