Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
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Germany toughens asylum rules amid migrant surge
German will toughen up its asylum rules on Saturday, a week ahead of schedule, as it faces an unprecedented number of migrants arriving from Syria and elsewhere. The new bill, adopted by parliament at exceptional speed, had been expected to
Germany speeds up new measures to deal with refugee influx
Germany is introducing measures to tackle its refugee crisis earlier than previously expected, a top government official said on Friday, allowing accelerated deportation procedures to begin as early as next week. Germany expects a record influx of more than 800,000
Germany stresses holocaust responsibility after Netanyahu’s claim
Germany on Wednesday stressed its inherent responsibility in the Holocaust, after Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu stirred controversy over his claim a Palestinian leader gave Hitler the idea of exterminating Jews. Asked to comment on Netanyahu’s allegation, government spokesman Steffen Seibert
Former VW boss Winterkorn quits as head of holding company
Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who resigned in the wake of the emissions cheating scandal, is stepping down as head of the group’s Porsche SE holding at the end of the month, the Stuttgart-based group said. Winterkorn will hand over
‘Racist’ graffiti on Homeland stirs a conversation
The artists who produced Arabic graffiti seen in the latest episode of the TV series “Homeland,” which accuses the show of racism, said on Friday they were surprised at the impact of their protest but hoped it would get the
Islam was ‘never part of Europe’: Hungary’s Orban
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended his hardline stance against refugees, the vast majority of whom are Muslim, saying in an interview published Friday that Islam “has never been part of Europe”. Speaking to Germany’s Focus news weekly about the
Streep to head Berlin festival jury
Oscar-winning Hollywood star Meryl Streep will head the jury of next year’s Berlin Film Festival, organizers said. Streep will be jury president of the 66th Berlinale from Feb. 11-21 in her first-ever role as a festival juror anywhere. “It is
Emissions scandal: Germany orders VW to recall 2.4m cars
German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Thursday that the country’s automotive watchdog had ordered Volkswagen to start a mandatory recall of 2.4 million affected cars at the start of 2016. “The recall will begin at the start of 2016.
Merkel says no plans to raise taxes over refugee influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday her government had no plans to impose a tax hike to cope with a record influx of asylum seekers, firmly denying reports that Berlin and the European Commission were mulling a special refugee solidarity
Merkel plays down impact of VW scandal on German image
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the emissions scandal that has hit car giant Volkswagen was “dramatic” but would not inflict lasting damage to Germany’s reputation. In an interview with public station Deutschlandradio, Merkel stressed Volkswagen would now have to provide the
Merkel says military efforts needed in Syria but they won’t end war
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a German radio station that military efforts were necessary in Syria even though they would not put an end to the four-year-old civil war there. Merkel said she had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin
German wind power output topping 2014 total
Germany’s wind power generation by September surpassed last year’s total, thanks to favorable weather conditions and an expansion of wind farms, industry bodies said. The cumulative total production from land-based and offshore wind farms so far this year was 59
Merkel warns of risks of ‘safe zone’ in northern Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday that creating a “safe zone” for refugees in northern Syria could put them at risk of being massacred, starkly distancing her country from a Turkish proposal. France said on Monday it would discuss
German far-right mobilising against migrants: spy chief
Germany’s domestic intelligence chief warned Sunday of a radicalisation of right-wing groups amid a record influx of migrants, as xenophobic rallies and clashes shook several towns at the weekend. “What we’re seeing in connection with the refugee crisis is a
Syrian crisis won’t change German position on Russia: Merkel ally
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff has rejected a suggestion by her economy minister that Germany should support a lifting of sanctions against Russia in order to win Moscow’s cooperation to help end the civil war in Syria. Chief of
#Dieselgate: Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn quits over scandal
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the German carmaker’s rigging of US emissions tests in the biggest scandal in its 78-year history. “Volkswagen needs a fresh start — also in terms of personnel. I am clearing
With refugees, Germany’s Muslim population could be Europe’s largest
• Influx could make German minority larger than France’s • Syrian refugees seen as hard-working, better educated • Growing Arab presence to dilute Turkish Muslim majority When the flood of Middle Eastern refugees arriving in Europe finally ebbs and asylum-seekers
Berlin raids over suspected ISIS recruitment
German police said they had conducted eight raids in Berlin on Tuesday targeting individuals suspected of inciting people to go and fight for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Syria. The raids began at 6:30 am
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