Germany

Iran offers dialog with Arabs on 'anxieties', violence

Feb 19, 2017 10:13

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has proposed the formation of a forum with the participation of Persian Gulf Arab states in order to build a common goal toward overcoming problems.
US will continue to hold Russia accountable: Trump's VP

Feb 18, 2017 15:05

The US will continue to hold Russia accountable for its actions, says Vice President Mike Pence, even though President Donald Trump is looking for better ties with Moscow.
Merkel says there is "problem" with value of euro

Feb 18, 2017 15:03

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the euro is too low for Germany adding that Berlin had no power to address this "problem" because monetary policy was set by the independent European Central Bank.
Merkel calls for joint efforts with Moscow to battle terrorism

Feb 18, 2017 15:00

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for joint cooperation with Russia in the fight against terrorism.
Turkish cleric slams German police raids on homes of peers

Feb 17, 2017 14:37

The chief of the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs has condemned raids by German police on the homes of four clerics as politically motivated ahead of elections in Germany.
Germany to blame for UK pollution: Farage

Feb 16, 2017 10:05

Former leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage has blamed Germany for the alarming levels of air pollution in British cities.
Zarif congratulates Steinmeier on election as German president

Feb 13, 2017 02:48

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has congratulated Frank-Walter Steinmeier on his election as the new German president.
Germany elects anti-Trump former FM as president

Feb 12, 2017 13:58

Former German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, known for his fierce opposition to US President Donald Trump, has been elected as the country’s new president.
50 affected after unknown corrosive substance spreads at Hamburg’s airport

Feb 12, 2017 13:57

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the main airport in the northern German city of Hamburg as some 50 people are reported to have been affected by a corrosive substance spread through the facility’s air conditioning system.
1,000s protest deportations of Afghans from Germany

Feb 12, 2017 11:53

Several thousand people have staged rallies across Germany to protest the deportation of Afghan asylum-seekers from the country.