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 »
Tag Archives: GERMANY
Google gets 348,085 ‘forget’ requests in Europe
Internet giant Google said Wednesday it has received 348,085 requests for select search results to be “forgotten” in Europe, with users in France and Germany leading the way. Since a European Court of Justice ruling in May 2014 recognizing the
Germany offers recon jets, navy ship for ISIS fighters
Germany can offer France Tornado reconnaissance jets, a naval frigate, satellite images and aerial refueling to back the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, the defense minister said Thursday. “France was struck to the bone
After uproar, German town warms to refugees who took over church
When Daniela Handwerk looked out of her window earlier this month and saw the church across the street being emptied out and turned into a refugee shelter, she panicked – and she was not alone. As news of the plan
Germany to send 650 troops to Mali to relieve France
Germany will send up to 650 soldiers to Mali, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, to provide some relief to France in its global fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. Von der Leyen
Volkswagen scandal puts brakes on European car market
European car market growth slowed in October, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said as the Volkswagen emissions scandal took its toll on auto sales. Passenger car registrations were up by just 2.9 percent from October 2014 in the EU,
German police chief plays down security threat from refugees
There is no sign that Islamist militants posing as refugees have entered Germany to commit an attack, the head of the German police said, responding to concerns following the attacks in Paris that an open-door refugee policy poses a security
Suspect held in Germany over weapons find says ‘wanted to visit Paris’
A man arrested in Germany with explosives and Kalashnikovs in his car said he was on his way to Paris “to see the Eiffel Tower” and refused to discuss the attacks, police said Sunday. “We want to talk (about the
Europe beefs up security after deadly Paris attacks
European capitals reinforced security checks and governments held emergency cabinet meetings on Saturday a day after a series of attacks in Paris in which at least 128 people were killed and hundreds wounded.. Security measures were stepped up outside French
Euro zone economy cools as China slowdown hurts exports
Growth in the 19-nation euro zone slowed in the third quarter as low demand from China hurt Germany and applied a stiff handbrake on an already weak recovery in Europe. The disappointing data overrode news of the return to growth
Lufthansa promises return to normal flights today
Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa, says it’s had to cancel another 941 flights affecting 110,000 passengers on the final day of a weeklong strike by flight attendants. But the carrier has promised a return to normal flight schedules on Saturday. The
Microsoft to keep German customers’ cloud data in country
Microsoft may soon be one of the first U.S. cloud-computing companies to let Europeans store their online data closer to home, a response to fears that U.S. data centers are more vulnerable to snooping by the U.S. government. The company
Syria’s swimming sisters find new home in German waters
Sarah and Ysra Mardini pull bathing caps over their long, black hair and slide into the water, disappearing among the throng of swimmers with powerful, practiced strokes. Two months ago the sisters were swimming for their lives, after jumping off
Germany warns refugee capacity ‘reaching limit’
Germany needs to send a message to the world that it’s reaching the limit of its capacity to help Europe’s flood of migrants, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday, as he advocated restricting family reunions for Syrian refugees.
Berlin protesters, police clash near anti-migrant march
Police clashed Saturday with activists who took to the streets of Berlin to shout down thousands of anti-migrant demonstrators protesting against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy. More than 40 people were arrested and one officer was lightly wounded, police
Lufthansa strike grounds over 500 flights
German airline Lufthansa said it canceled 520 flights on Saturday, leaving 58,000 passengers grounded as cabin staff kept up a strike in a long-running battle over cost cuts. While all domestic and European flights from Frankfurt and Duesseldorf were scrapped,
Berlin protesters, police clash near anti-migrant march
Police clashed on Saturday with activists who took to the streets of Berlin to shout down anti-migrant marchers of the populist-nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD). At least 10 supporters of the migrants were arrested, an AFP journalist at the scene
Germany has ‘no plans’ to limit Syrians’ asylum rights
The German government assured Friday there had been no changes to its refugee policy for Syrians, after the interior minister said they would be given a lesser status that excluded family reunifications. Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said “a change” to
Lufthansa cabin crew set to start weeklong strike
Lufthansa’s main cabin crew union said a week-long strike would start on Friday at the German carrier, after last-minute talks between staff and management over early retirement benefits and pensions broke down. “Friday will be the first day of the
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