German woman held in Syria escapes with baby to Turkey
A German woman who was kidnapped in war-torn Syria last year and gave birth while in captivity escaped with her baby to Turkey on Wednesday,…
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Dresden mosque and congress centre hit by two bomb blasts
Police suspect a far-right motive after two improvised explosive devices detonated outside a mosque and congress centre in Dresden just before and after 10pm on…
Report: Headscarves a barrier on German job market
German women who wear a headscarf and have a Turkish name must write four times more cover letters than other job seekers to be offered…
Poll shows most Europeans sympathize with Syrian refugees, ‘have not lost their hearts’
More than three quarters of Europeans sympathize with Syrian refugees coming to their countries, a poll found on Friday, challenging reports of growing anti-immigration sentiment…
Merkel: Germany needs to get refugees into workforce faster
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany needed “viable solutions” to integrate refugees into the workforce faster after she met with blue-chip companies, which…
Iran to open private banks in Germany to boost trade ties
At least two private Iranian banks will open branches in Munich. Germany has been looking to boost exports to Iran since nuclear program-related sanctions were…
Merkel’s government does not recognize “Armenian genocide”
The German government intends to distance itself from a resolution by the Bundestag recognizing the “Armenian genocide” in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, thereby making…
Germany expects 300k refugees in 2016
Germany expects up to 300,000 asylum seekers to arrive this year, less than one-third of the total during 2015’s record influx, the Federal Office for…
Germany, Turkey and Islam
THIS is a very difficult moment in one of Europe’s most important relationships. A leaked report from the German interior ministry has accused Turkey of fomenting Islamism in…
German interior minister calls for curbs on Burka
The German Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, has called for a partial ban on the burka, a day after saying a full ban might not…