Reuters International MAY 17, 2017 – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel addresses a news conference after meeting Africa Union chairperson Moussa Faki at the Africa Union Commission (AUC) headquarters in […]
Reuters International MAY 16, 2017 Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim makes a speech during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, April 19, 2017. Ali Balikci/Prime Minister’s Press Office/Handout via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) – Germany’s decision to grant asylum to Turks accused of participating in last year’s failed […]
Source: Times of India What does it mean to be German? A minister close to Chancellor Angela Merkel has kicked off a divisive election-year debate about cultural identity — earning him praise, ridicule and charges of immigrant-bashing.Some say it’s high time to define shared values as Germany seeks to integrate […]
Source: World Bulletin Investigators widen probe into far-right cell within German armed forces World Bulletin / News Desk German police on Tuesday arrested a second soldier in connection with a […]
Source: BBC German authorities have made another arrest linked to an alleged plot to murder a senior public figure. The man, a soldier, is accused of conspiring with another army […]
Source: The Local The Interior Minister has come under fire for his statements explaining what Germany’s ‘Leitkultur’, or “guiding culture”, should be amid discussions of immigration and integration. Here’s a taste of how his critics have responded. Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière wrote in Bild’s Sunday publication ten theses describing […]
Source: The Local Angela Merkel. Photo: DPA. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives secured a strong win Sunday in state polls in northern Germany, preliminary results showed, giving a boost to her bid to retain power in national elections in September. Voters in the small, northern state of Schleswig-Holstein handed her CDU […]
Source: The Local The top brass of the German military has ordered an inspection of all of its barracks after discovering Nazi-era memorabilia at two of them, the defence ministry said on Sunday. “The inspector general of the Bundeswehr (Germany’s armed forces) has ordered an inspection of all of its […]
Raghida Dergham | Published — Saturday 6 May 2017 The prestigious German think-tank Korber-Stiftung recently raised a question regarding whether the Westphalian model can be implemented in the context of peacemaking efforts in Middle Eastern conflicts, while surveying the identities of the local, regional and international players and their roles, […]
Reuters International MAY 3, 2017 – German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen addresses journalists, after her visit at the 291st fighter squadron based at the “Quartier Leclerc”, a military […]
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s top general on Thursday said it was unclear if the officer arrested last week on suspicion of planning a racially motivated attack was part of a broader network. “We don’t know that at this point …. We are trying to examine […]
Reuters International MAY 2, 2017 Immigrants are escorted by German police to a registration centre, after crossing the Austrian-German border in Wegscheid near Passau, Germany, October 20, 2015. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo (reuters_tickers) BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister has caused a furore five months before an election for saying migrants […]
Theresa May also eschewed the strict dress code for women when she arrived in Riyadh Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93 17 hours ago 162 comments Angela Merkel was greeted by King Salman […]
A suspected right-wing extremist German army officer is thought to have been planning an attack. As part of his preparation, he registered as a refugee from Syria. Now, Franco A. has been arrested in a perplexing case full of riddles. By Jörg Diehl and Matthias Gebauer DPA A German army […]
Source: Reuters Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament agreed to a draft law on Thursday that will prevent civil servants, judges and soldiers in Germany from wearing full-face veils at […]
A significant number of eligible Turkish voters living in Europe supported the referendum that curtails democracy in Turkey. That has triggered calls for consequences in both Berlin and Brussels and stirred up […]
Benjamin Netanyahu cancels talks with Sigmar Gabriel after German foreign minister vows to meet Israeli rights groups German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel (left) with Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, in […]
Ivanka Trump elicited groans and hisses on Tuesday from some members of the audience at a conference in Germany after she defended her father’s attitude and record on women, calling him a “tremendous champion” of families. RUSSELL GOLDMANAPRIL 25, 2017https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/world/europe/ivanka-trump-is-jeered-in-berlin-after-defending-her-father.html An entrepreneur and an adviser to the president, Ms. Trump, […]