BERLIN (AA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has criticized Israel for not allowing sufficient humanitarian aid into Gaza. “Never in the last 12 months has so little aid come to the Gaza Strip as now. A large proportion of the more than 2 million people suffer from acute malnutrition and live in unimaginable conditions,” [&hel...
Abidjan, Ivory Coast — AFP Germany can no longer cooperate militarily with Niger because of a lack of “trust” in relations, German Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. Germany already announced on July 6 that it will end operations at its airbase in Niger and pull out its remaining three-dozen troops by August...
BERLIN (AA) – Growing tensions between Israel and Lebanon could trigger a war with “disastrous consequences” for the entire Middle East, Germany’s foreign minister has warned. Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem after her meeting with Israeli counterparts, Annalena Baerbock said the situation is “very serious’ and could get out of control...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa held talks on Tuesday with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to discuss ways to strengthen relief efforts in the besieged Gaza Strip. They also dwelt on means of ending Israel’s ongoing onslaught on the Palestinian enclave, the prime minister’s office said in a stat...
Frankfurt, Germany – AFP Iran has taken the Middle East to the “edge of a precipice” with its attack on Israel, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Sunday. She said Tehran had “plunged an entire region into chaos” and asked all sides to show restraint, adding that the spiralling tensions needed to end.
BERLIN (AA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called for a humanitarian cease-fire amid growing concerns about an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah. Speaking to reporters in Brussels ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting, Baerbock said they will be discussing the latest developments in the region, and ongoing diplomatic ...
DUBAI – AFP German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said her country expected Israel to adapt its military action in order to alleviate civilian suffering and to allow more humanitarian aid. “Things cannot go on as they are now” and “no one can remain indifferent when thousands of children are killed,” she s...
LONDON (AA) – The EU has strongly condemned the recent attacks by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Israel and called for an immediate cessation of violence. Expressing deep concern over the unfolding events in Israel, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement: “We are deeply troubled by the developments in #Israe...
