ISIS has claimed responsibility for a brutal knife attack at a festival in Solingen, Germany, in which three people were killed and eight injured. The group described the assailant as a “soldier of ISIS” and said the attack was in retaliation for injustices against Muslims in Palestine. German authorities have a suspect in custody in […...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany, a staunch Israel supporter, has come round to strongly condemn the rising violence perpetrated by illegal Israeli settlers against Palestinians, urging the Israeli government to take the necessary measures to stop such attacks. “We condemn the violence of extremist settlers who attacked and set fire to a Palestinia...
BERLIN (AA) – Some 68% of Germans oppose military support for Israel, should the war spread to Lebanon or Iran, according to an opinion poll released by public broadcaster ARD. Compared to a survey from March, criticism of the military actions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in the Middle East is growing among the...
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...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US, Germany, Italy and the UK continue to be the main suppliers of military equipment that intensifies the suffering in Gaza. These weapons have been used to kill more than 38,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of whom were children and women. These nations have paid little heed to calls from top […]
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...
BERLIN (AA) – German authorities have dismissed an undersecretary who started an investigation into whether financial support for academics who defended students protesting Israel’s attacks on Gaza should be cut. Education and Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger announced the dismissal of Sabina Doring, the undersecretary responsib...
GENEVA (AA) – Far-right parties have made significant gains in the EU parliamentary elections, although the mainstream parties retained control of the 705-member parliament. The turnout in the European Parliament elections is predicted to be %48.8. According to the latest data, Luxembourg holds the highest voter turnout with 82.3%, while...
BERLIN (AA) – Former German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel has urged the government to negotiate with Afghanistan’s interim administration for the deportation of Afghan nationals who have committed serious crimes. In an article written for German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, former Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Gabriel said G...
Berlin, Germany — AFP German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that serious criminals should be deported, even if they come from Syria or Afghanistan, after an Afghan asylum seeker allegedly stabbed a police officer to death. He also said that glorifying or celebrating acts of violence was “against all our values”, and could in...