Three decades on, Germans remember surprise fall of Berlin Wall
Sascha Moellering witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on Nov. 9, 1989. But it took about another 10 years for the border between...
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Turkey’s operation in northern Syria splits Germany’s migrant communities
Turkey’s military offensive in neighbouring Syria is raising tensions among Germany’s large Turkish, Kurdish and Syrian Arab communities, who are bitterly divided over the operation...
Condor to lay on eight extra flights between Paphos and four German cities
An agreement has been reached by the ministry of tourism and Hermes Airports with the German airline Condor for the launch of eight new flights...
Berlin city rent cap plans hit real estate shares
BERLIN, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Shares in German property companies fell on Monday after media reported the Berlin city government plans a tougher-than-expected cap on...
Weaker economy gives us reason to try to stimulate domestic economy, says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that Europe’s largest economy was in a “somewhat more difficult phase” after a decade of growth, adding that...
Lufthansa plane evacuated at Belgrade airport after bomb threat call
A Lufthansa plane bound for Frankfurt was evacuated at Belgrade airport on Thursday after police received a call saying a bomb was on board, the...
Germany calls on Turkey to refrain from illegal drilling
Germany on Wednesday called on Turkey to avoid escalation and refrain from illegal drillings off Cyprus. German foreign ministry`s deputy spokesman Christofer Burger told the...
Kramp-Karrenbauer takes over as defence minister in Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, took over as defence minister on Wednesday, entering the cabinet in a move likely to make or break her...
Merkel says new German defence minister will quickly succeed von der Leyen
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a new defence minister would be found quickly after Ursula von der Leyen announced she would resign regardless of the...
Merkel’s health is a private matter, Germans say after shaking bouts
Most Germans believe Angela Merkel’s health is a private matter, a poll showed on Saturday, after the chancellor suffered the latest in a series of...
Cyprus court refuses to approve extradition of Kurdish man to Germany
The Larnaca district court on Friday rejected the request by German authorities for the extradition of Kurdish Turkish national Cerkez Korkmaz. “The request by the...
Merkel sits at public ceremony, following shaking bouts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sat down rather than standing at a public ceremony on Thursday, a day after a third bout of shaking in three...
Merkel says she is fine and ‘working through’ shaking after third bout
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was “working through” a bout of shaking that first occurred in mid-June and struck for the third time on...
Merkel ally Schaeuble says her CDU could govern alone if SPD quits coalition
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance could rule alone if their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners quit the government, said former finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who...
German arrivals set to fall by 20 per cent
The German tourism market is expected to decline by 20 per cent this year, deputy minister of tourism Savvas Perdios said on Friday. He said...
Fresh extradition proceedings for Kurd wanted in Germany
A Kurdish man wanted in Germany on terrorism charges was released and then rearrested on Monday, as his extradition procedure started anew in Larnaca. Cerkez...
Kurds in Cyprus to mobilise for release of arrested compatriot
The Kurdish community in Cyprus are planning a protest next week outside the Larnaca district court and have launched a petition calling for the release...
Dutch not favourites against struggling Germany – Van Dijk
The Netherlands will not be lulled into a false sense of security when they face a struggling, new-look Germany in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Amsterdam on...
Cyprus says it arrested Kurd facing prosecution for terrorism in Germany
Cyprus said on Saturday it had arrested, on the basis of a European arrest and extradition warrant, a Kurd with Turkish citizenship who faces prosecution...
The misinformation of cowardly online commentators
Half-truths, cherry-picking and mud-throwing By Christos P Panayiotides I recently found myself at the receiving end of a mud-smearing campaign from a handful of anonymous...
