Germany will soon send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean for a possible mission in the Strait of Hormuz after the end of the US-Iran war, a defence ministry spokeswoman told AFP Saturday.
The price of diesel fuel has rocketed by more than 30 percent across Europe since the start of the Middle East war highlighting the continent's dependence on imported energy and the lingering prominence of diesel on the car market.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday that if the energy crisis sparked by the Middle East war dragged on, Germany might have to keep running coal-fired power plants longer than planned.
The US-Israeli war against Iran is unlikely to lead to "regime change", German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, as the month-long conflict showed no signs of abating.
Frugal Germans are crossing into Poland to buy petrol as pump prices rise as a result of Iran choking off global oil supplies in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.
Germany is "examining" how to respond to the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday.
A recent report suggests that six federal states support revoking German citizenship from dual nationals for acts of anti-Semitism. But could the move happen and why would it be so politically contentious?
German airline group Lufthansa had previously suspended flights to Tel Aviv as Israel is at war in Gaza and Lebanon. The suspension has been extended further in light of recent events.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz again called for a ceasefire Sunday ahead of the first anniversary of the war in Gaza, and warned against rising anti-Semitism in society as people took to the streets in rival demonstrations.
Germany said Saturday it would withdraw diplomats' families and reduce staffing at its missions in Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah by Israel.
A Berlin court on Tuesday fined a woman €600 for using the phrase "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" at a protest, in a ruling slammed as a "dark day for freedom of expression" by her lawyer.
German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it had suspend its services to Beirut until August 5th after Israel threatened reprisals for a deadly rocket strike launched from Lebanon.
Two major international news outlets have reported that applicants for German citizenship are required to 'acknowledge the state of Israel’s right to exist'. To what extent is this true?
Police interrupted and cancelled a controversial pro-Palestinian conference in Berlin less than an hour after it started on Friday, citing concerns about anti-Semitic statements.
German airline Lufthansa said Friday its planes would no longer use Iranian airspace as it extended a suspension on flights to and from Tehran amid soaring Middle East tensions.
Electric car manufacturer Tesla has announced it is suspending most production at its factory in Germany for two weeks,
citing a shortage of parts due to shipping delays caused by Huthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel Sunday for her fourth visit since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, a ministry spokesman said.
In Germany, where politicians have voiced steadfast backing for Israel following Hamas' devastating attack in October, a wave of cultural events and prize ceremonies have been axed after participants expressed views considered too anti-Israel.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and UK counterpart David Cameron stressed that the "need is urgent" for a
"sustainable ceasefire" in Gaza in a joint article for Britain's Sunday Times.
German police on Thursday arrested three suspected members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, accused of making preparations for an attack against Jewish targets in Europe, prosecutors said.
Germany's domestic intelligence chief on Wednesday warned that the risk of Islamist attacks is "real and higher than it has been for a long time" because of the Israel-Hamas war.
Ever since the terror attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7th, a particular German word has been used more than ever before: “Staatsräson.” But what does it mean and where does it come from?
Germany on Thursday said police were conducting raids in four states on the homes of members and supporters of Hamas
and another Palestinian organisation, both of which are banned in the country.
A two-day conference focussed on Germany's Muslim community is being held in Berlin - but this year there are some notable absences. Here's what you need to know about the event and why Islamic groups say they've been sidelined.
