Report: Iraq blocked German FM diplomatic visit to Erbil
BERLIN, Germany – Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi blocked a visit by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel to the Kurdistan Region in the beginning…
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EU cuts Turkey funding after ‘democratic deterioration’
The European Union will cut funds allocated to Turkey due to the “deteriorating situation in relation to democracy, rule of law and human rights” there, according…
Turkey: German gay film festival banned in Ankara
The organisers Pink Life QueerFest Four had planned to screen four films at cinemas on 16 and 17 November. They said the decision “deprives us…
Turkey-Europe locked in war of words as EU summit opens
Tensions with Turkey will be high on the agenda of the European Union summit this weekend, amid calls within the bloc to freeze relations. Turkish…
Did Israel ask Germany to resize submarine for nuclear missiles?
A new report says that Israel asked Germany to extend the length of the submarines it planned on purchasing, spooking the Germans, who surmised that…
Turkey eyes more FDI with international projects
Over the last 10 years, the Turkish economy has marked a period of intense mobilization of every means to boost the flow of foreign direct…
German military leaves Turkey’s Incirlik airbase
Germany’s military has finished its withdrawal from Turkey’s airbase Incirlik, prompted by Ankara’s refusal to allow visits by German parliamentarians. Bundeswehr planes will instead be…
Germany’s new Nazis see Israel as role model
“Unfortunately, our worst fears have come true,” Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said of the electoral success in Sunday’s…
Jihadist paralysed fighting in Syria spared jail after fleeing to Germany
A court in Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria, sentenced the 23-year-old Syrian migrant only identified as Azad R to a two-year…
Why Iran is still dangerous?
U.S. political leaders of both parties argue that destroying ISIS is America’s top priority in the Middle East. In reality, that’s not as important as…