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France, Germany to Provide More Air Defense to Ukraine

This is Beirut, 29/08 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France and Germany will provide more air-defense hardware for Ukraine after "massive" Russian airstrikes in recent days, the key EU members said in a joint statement Friday. "France and Germany will provide additional air defense to Ukraine," they said, after President Emmanuel Macron hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for a visit to the ...

Hope and Hate: How Migrant Influx has Changed Germany

This is Beirut, 29/08 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade. Many came during the huge migrant influx of 2015, when a million people arrived in a matter of months -- mostly from ...

German Minister says China 'Increasingly Aggressive'

This is Beirut, 18/08 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany's foreign minister hit out Monday at what he called China's repeated threats to "unilaterally change" borders in the Asia-Pacific region, calling Beijing "increasingly aggressive". "China repeatedly threatens, more or less openly, to unilaterally change the status quo and shift borders in its favor," Johann Wadephul said in Japan, citing ...

Humanitarian Aid to Gaza: Berlin Says Progress Remains “Highly Insufficient”

This is Beirut, 02/08 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The German government said Saturday that the “limited initial progress” in delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip remains “highly insufficient,” though it has not proposed any sanctions against Israel despite increasingly stern rhetoric. Following a visit by Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul to the region on Thursday and Friday, ...

Germany Says Israel 'Increasingly in The Minority' on Palestinian Issue

This is Beirut, 31/07 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Germany's foreign minister said Thursday that Israel was increasingly isolated diplomatically over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the push by some countries to recognize a Palestinian state. Johann Wadephul said in a statement before heading to Israel that the recent UN conference on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ...

Germany, France, Britain Considering Sending FMs to Israel

This is Beirut, 29/07 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany, France and Britain are considering sending their foreign ministers to Israel next week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday, as international pressure mounts over Gaza's dire humanitarian crisis. "We will probably ask the three foreign ministers of France, the United Kingdom and Germany to travel to Israel together ...

Macron and Merz Seek Unity on NATO, Trade, and Energy as Transatlantic Tensions Mount

This is Beirut, 23/07 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss NATO security, the US-EU trade row and other key issues. Macron and Merz, who took power in May, have been at pains to boost the bilateral partnership at the heart of the European Union as US President Donald Trump has rocked ...

European Powers Plan Fresh Nuclear Talks with Iran This Week

This is Beirut, 20/07 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Kingdom, France, and Germany are planning to hold fresh talks with Iran on its nuclear program in the coming days, a German diplomatic source told AFP on Sunday. The European powers, known as the E3, "are in contact with Iran to schedule further talks for the coming week", the source said, following warnings from the trio ...

Young Bosnian Arrested in Germany Over 'Terror' Plot

This is Beirut, 09/07 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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German police early Wednesday arrested a young Bosnian man and conducted several searches in the west of the country to investigate the financing of an "Islamist terrorist attack". The 27-year-old suspect was arrested in an early morning operation by a specialised police unit in the Essen and Dortmund region, local police and the public ...

Germany Accuses Russia of Wanting to Impose Kiev's "Capitulation"

This is Beirut, 30/06 09:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to surrender, Germany's top diplomat said on Monday as he visited Kyiv after weeks of stepped-up Russian bombardments of the country. Amid stalled peace talks to end the more than three-year war, "Putin is not ceding on any of his maximalist demands – he doesn't want negotiations; he wants a ...

Israeli Embassies in US, UK Among Several Closing Worldwide

This is Beirut, 13/06 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli embassies in the United States and the United Kingdom were among several to close around the globe on Friday following deadly Israeli strikes in Iran. "In light of recent developments, Israeli missions around the world will be closed and consular services will not be provided," read a message posted by the country's embassies in the ...

German Sculptor Guenther Uecker, Known for Nail Artworks, Has Died

This is Beirut, 11/06 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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German sculptor and installation artist Guenther Uecker, best known for his mesmerizing artworks using thousands of nails, has died at age 95. His works, created from the 1950s, saw him hammer nails into furniture, TV sets, canvases and a tree trunk, creating undulating patterns, the illusion of movement and intricate shadow plays. While he ...

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