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Leaders of Russia, Germany, France, Turkey meet in Istanbul to discuss Syria
Oct 27, 2018 14:06The leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Turkey have gathered in the Turkish city of Istanbul to try and find a lasting political solution to the conflict in Syria.
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'Over hundred militants return to Germany from Iraq, Syria'
Oct 27, 2018 05:16Germany says more than a hundred militants, who had been fighting in Iraq and Syria, have now returned to the country, but among them only dozens are being investigated for possible terror links.
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Germany calls for European arms embargo on Saudi Arabia
Oct 22, 2018 10:42German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has called for a European ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia following the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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UK, France, Germany urge full-fledged investigation into Khashoggi's death
Oct 22, 2018 05:04Britain, France and Germany have urged Saudi Arabia to provide "credible" facts for its explanation about the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.
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US forces Iraq to give $15 billion deal to GE instead of Siemens
Oct 21, 2018 08:46Germany is angry after the US government intervenes in a multi-billion-dollar deal for Siemens AG to develop power stations in Iraq and forces Baghdad to opt for General Electric (GE) instead.
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Erdogan to host Putin, Macron, Merkel to discuss Syria
Oct 19, 2018 09:57Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to host Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as his French peer Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks over Syria later this month.
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Diplomat arrested in Germany enjoys full immunity: Iran
Oct 15, 2018 03:50Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says an Iranian diplomat, who was arrested in Germany on the false charges of being linked to a bomb attack plot in the French capital, Paris, enjoys full diplomatic immunity.
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German ambassador summoned over extradition of Iranian diplomat to Belgium
Oct 11, 2018 02:49Iran has summoned the German ambassador to protest Berlin’s extradition of an Iranian diplomat to Brussels over his alleged link to a planned July attack against the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) in France.
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Erdogan disputes with Merkel remain after Berlin visit
Sep 29, 2018 10:07Speculations are growing that Friday talks between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel led to little progress as their disputes over key issues such as extraditing anti-Ankara elements by Berlin and the jailing of journalists by the Turkish government remained unchanged.
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Germany breaks Saudi Arabia’s arms ban promise
Sep 21, 2018 06:55Germany has approved selling artillery positioning systems to Saudi Arabia, going back on a ban that the European country had ordered on the sale of weapons to the countries involved in the war on Yemen.