The number of Germans in employment is steadily falling as older workers retire. This makes foreign workers, including both skilled workers and working asylum seekers, increasingly important to the country's economy and social systems.
Around 30,000 travellers from German tour operators are affected by the escalation in the Gulf region. German and EU citizens are advised to stay put and listen to local authorities as state evacuations are so far not possible.
Germany's Deutsche Bahn is in the process of updating its long-distance trains by gradually phasing out older models, but a public transport passenger association has warned that this could cause bottlenecks on some routes.
Two separate stabbings took place on Saturday in Germany, one in Munich and one in Berlin, which left several injured. A female attacker was shot dead by police.
Less than half of Germans are Christian, but dancing bans still apply on Good Friday - varying in severity between the country's 16 states. What are the rules, and how strictly are they followed?
It will be darker than normal in many places all over the world on Saturday, including hundreds of locations in Germany as people take part in a climate-protection campaign. So what is Earth Hour all about?
Hundreds of thousands of people pass through Germany's main stations every day and many are impacted by long-term construction work on the aging stations. But why does the work take quite so long?
Berlin parents won't have to deal with childcare strikes that could last for weeks. Meanwhile, improvements are on the way for German kitas around the country - according to the federal government.
Flixtrain, one of Deutsche Bahn's few competitors for long-distance rail in Germany, is cooperating with regional train operators to open up hundreds of new connections.
The Neuschwanstein Castle or the Victory Column are internationally known, but what about Germany's lesser known monuments? Ahead of 'Open Monuments Day', here's a selection you need to visit.
Germany's far-right AfD has won its first regional election, taking between 30.5 and 33.5 percent of the vote in the former East German state of Thuringia, exit polls showed on Sunday.
This year, homeowners in Germany can apply for subsidies for environmentally friendly heating systems. The third wave of applications opened Tuesday, meaning all eligible groups can now apply.
More than 1,000 runners are expected to take part in the race up the 40 floors of the Cologne Tower, the city's tallest office building, in Sunday's Staircase Championship.
The new Duden dictionary is thicker than ever with an additional 3,000 words in its 29th edition. The reference work, which is out on Tuesday, also includes spelling and grammar changes.
Four inmates of a closed psychiatric facility in Lower Bavaria escaped on Saturday evening, news agency DPA reported on Sunday. Police officers are out in force with a helicopter and police dogs searching for the men who are considered "dangerous".
Sweltering temperatures up to 37C are expected to make Tuesday the hottest day of the year so far, Interior Minister Faeser calls for tighter knife controls, Olympic athletes come home and more news from around Germany.
Transport companies are turning to student workers to fill staff shortages. In Mannheim and other cities around Germany, they hope to attract students with flexible schedules and good pay.
FDP politician calls for cuts to unemployment benefits, Scholz urges Israel to consider Gaza ceasefire, replacement buses start running on the closed Riedbahn route and more news from around Germany on Monday.
German cities are known for their huge kebab offerings. But the local branch of the Christian Democrats in the city of Heilbronn wants to see an upper limit on the number of kebab shops.
A CDU politician has sparked controversy by calling for widespread benefits cuts as pressure mounts on the German government to tighten up its unemployment benefits.
