Brexit: German minister sees model for Turkey and Ukraine
Source: BBC News A “smart” Brexit deal could serve as a model for the EU’s future relations with other non-EU states, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel says. Turkey and Ukraine […]
Court ruling allows Syrian youth to bring family to Germany
Reuters International This content was published on December 22, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – A Berlin court ruling that permits the parents and siblings of a 16-year-old Syrian migrant to join him in Germany will now take effect after the foreign ministry abruptly dropped an appeal of the decision, German […]
German would-be partners have very different immigration ideas
Reuters International This content was published on December 24, 2017 12:26 AMDec 24, 2017 – 00:26 FILE PHOTO – Syrian refugees disembark from a bus on arrival at the […]
Reliving Lenin’s ride: A revolutionary train journey across wartime Europe
By Thomas Dworzak / Magnum Photos, Jo Fahy (text), Ester Unterfinger (picture editor) Photos showing Lenin’s journey from Switzerland to Russia This content was published on December 16, 2017 A […]
Anti-Israel protests in Berlin, by immigrants, dismay German officials
Source: The Washington Post By Rick Noack and Luisa Beck December 20 at 4:49 PM BERLIN — Protests against Israel, sparked by President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as its capital, are once again forcing […]
Who Owns the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Source: Wall Street Journal By Charlotte Allen Dec. 14, 2017 6:26 p.m. ET Israel had long planned to take part in a major exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls in […]
EU says 15,000 migrants to exit Libya in two months
By AFP – Dec 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants stand in a detention centre run by the interior ministry of Libya’s eastern-based government in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) […]
Jewish groups in Germany urge crackdown on anti-Semitic acts
. Reuters International This content was published on December 13, 2017 By Andrea Shalal BERLIN (Reuters) – Jewish groups in Germany are pressing the authorities to crack down on anti-Semitic […]
Germans could learn a lot from their new immigrant neighbours
Firstly, they need to abandon the idea ouperiority, however fast their Audis and BWMs are Wissam Hojaiban After having travelled half the globe and headed numerous German cultural institutions around […]
German law takes initiative in countering hate speech on social media
Source: Religion New Service By Tom Heneghan | December 8, 2017 PARIS (RNS) The internet has been called “the world’s biggest sewer,” where hate speech and fake news are polluting a global source […]
How Americans and Germans view their countries’ relationship
Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER The relationship between the United States and Germany has been a cornerstone of the liberal international order for decades. From the Marshall Plan to […]
SPD leader Schulz calls for ‘United States of Europe’ by 2025
Source: The Local The head of Germany’s Social Democrats, Martin Schulz, a potential future governing partner of Chancellor Angela Merkel, called Thursday for the creation of a “United States of Europe” by 2025. Schulz delivered a passionate plea for a more united and federal Europe at an SPD party congress […]
Berlin art show shocks France with jihadist ‘martyrs’ display
Source: The Local A Berlin art installation dedicated to “martyrs” has prompted outrage by including one of the Paris jihadist attackers alongside the likes of Martin Luther King and Socrates, with the French embassy calling the display “deeply shocking”. The so-called “Martyr Museum” by a Danish art collective shows the […]
EU needs to project its power in Trump era in order to survive, says German Foreign Minister
Source: The Local Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday urged Europe to define and defend its own interests, warning that Washington’s retreat from the world stage may continue even after Donald Trump’s presidency. “The current withdrawal of the US under Donald Trump from its role as the reliable guarantor of western […]
The Growth of Germany’s Muslim Population
Source: Pew Research Center Between 2010 and 2016, the number of Muslims living in Germany rose from 3.3 million (4.1% of the population) to nearly 5 million (6.1%), while the […]
German mayor stabbed allegedly for pro-refugee stance
Source: PT Andreas Hollstein, mayor of the German town of Altena, survived a stabbing attack on Monday allegedly for holding a pro-refugee stance. Hollstein, member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, was stabbed in the neck in a kebab shop and was later shifted to the hospital for treatment, BBC reported. “The security […]
Court frees far-right soldier accused of planning attack disguised as refugee
Source: The Local Germany’s top criminal court Wednesday freed a soldier who was allegedly plotting an attack while posing as a Syrian refugee, in a bizarre case that put a spotlight on the 2015 record migrant influx. Posing as a fruit seller from Damascus, German army lieutenant Franco Albrecht, 28, […]
Berlin police seize radioactive playing cards used in gambling scam
Source: The Local Police revealed on Tuesday that just under two weeks ago they uncovered a series of playing cards tainted with radioactive material in Berlin’s Marzahn-Hellersdorf district after a year-long search. Investigations began a year ago when radioactive material was detected at a waste treatment centre in Rüdersdorf during a […]
German Army Soldiers get Ahmadiyya Islamic View Point
By Zubair Khan Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany is famous for organising various functions where different segments of German Society are briefed about real teachings of Islam as perceived by Ahmadi Muslims. Few days ago a seminar was organised in the Ahmadiyya Mosque Hannover. German Army soldiers were briefed on various […]
Social Democrats signal openness to new coalition with Merkel
Source: Local Germany moved a step towards resolving its political crisis Friday when the Social Democrats (SPD) said they were ready to hold talks with caretaker Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a sign they might offer the veteran leader their key support. Europe’s economic powerhouse has been mired in uncertainty since […]