This is Beirut, 06/05 18:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biter second vote in parliament Tuesday to become chancellor after he lost the first round in a stunning early setback. Merz, 69, scored an absolute majority of 325 against 289 in the second secret vote in the lower house of parliament to become the new leader of Europe's biggest ...
This is Beirut, 06/05 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when he failed to win a parliamentary majority in the first round of voting to become the next chancellor. Merz had expected to win a majority of at least 316 of the 630 votes in the lower house of parliament. But he won the backing of only 310 MPs, with 307 voting ...
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In 1905, a young and relatively unknown physicist was quietly working in a patent office in Bern, unaware that he would forever alter the course of science. That year, Albert Einstein, born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany, without prestigious titles or academic acclaim, published a series of scientific papers that would gradually challenge everything ...
This is Beirut, 20/03 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said after meeting Syria's interim leaders on Thursday that they must bring under control and hold accountable groups behind sectarian massacres committed this month on the Syrian coast. "It is imperative that extremist groups in their ranks are brought under control and those responsible for ...
This is Beirut, 20/03 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany Syria Alawites Human Rights
Germany officially reopened its embassy in Syria on Thursday, a foreign ministry source said, with a small diplomatic team working in Damascus. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock ordered the reopening of the mission which had closed in 2012 amid the Syrian civil war, some three months after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad. Consular affairs ...
This is Beirut, 18/03 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Tuesday to continue providing military aid to Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a "complete cessation" of Western military support. "We both agree that Ukraine can count on us, that Ukraine can count on Europe, and that we will not let (Kyiv) ...
This is Beirut, 18/03 21:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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German lawmakers gave the green light on Tuesday for a colossal spending boost for defense and infrastructure pushed by chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz amid deep fears in Europe over the future strength of the transatlantic alliance. The unprecedented fiscal package—dubbed "XXL-sized" and a cash "bazooka" by German media—could pave the ...
This is Beirut, 08/03 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Britain, France, Germany, and Italy on Saturday backed a proposal by Muslim-majority nations to rebuild Gaza as a "realistic path". The counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents "promises—if implemented—swift and sustainable improvement of the catastrophic ...
This is Beirut, 03/03 18:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Germany Ramming Attack Mannheim
A driver struck a crowd in southwest Germany on Monday, killing two people and seriously hurting several more, authorities said, adding that a 40-year-old German suspect was arrested at the scene. Armed police shut down and evacuated the inner city of Mannheim after a car was driven through a pedestrian shopping area, with authorities saying ...
This is Beirut, 23/02 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, Norwegian drama Dreams took home the Golden Bear on Saturday, with Australian actress Rose Byrne earning the Best Performance award. Both films, which delve into women’s experiences, stood out amid a ceremony that balanced politics with the celebration of cinema. The Berlin festivities unfolded as ...
This is Beirut, 22/02 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Syrian man arrested after a stabbing attack at Berlin's Holocaust memorial that wounded a Spanish man had been harboring a "plan to kill Jews", police and prosecutors said Saturday. The 19-year-old arrested Friday with blood stains on his hands was carrying a copy of the Koran and a prayer rug, and initial investigations suggested ...
This is Beirut, 21/02 22:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany Stabbing Holocaust memorial Berlin
German police said Friday that a man was badly wounded in a possible stabbing at central Berlin's Holocaust memorial near the US embassy. "A man was seriously injured by an unknown person," they said on X, and "rescue workers are caring for several people on site who had to witness the events." Police spokeswoman Valeska Jakobowski told AFP that ...