Germany today voted to define the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-Semitic, becoming the first major European parliament to do so. The German parliament – known as...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday ratified a loan agreement between his government and Germany, under which Cairo would borrow €102.5 million ($114.6 million) from Berlin. “Under the presidential...

Germany has suspended its military training programmes in Iraq because of growing regional tensions, a defence ministry spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman said Germany has indications of potential attacks...

European leaders appear to be losing patience with their American ally over its Iran policy. Already feeling abandoned by the US following President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally withdraw...

The Polish Foreign Ministry yesterday cancelled a scheduled visit by Israeli officials to Warsaw saying they intended to discuss “the restitution of Jewish properties” seized during the Holocaust. “Poland...

European countries said, Thursday, they wanted to preserve Iran’s nuclear deal and rejected “ultimatums” from Tehran, after Iran relaxed restrictions on its nuclear programme and threatened moves that might...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday issued orders to develop the oil industry in the area of Ras Badran in the Gulf of Suez, Assabeel newspaper reported. This came...

France, the UK and Germany are doing their best to keep the 2015 nuclear deal signed with Iran alive, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said yesterday. “Today nothing would...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting revenue from its exports of industrial metals, the latest salvo in tensions between Washington and Tehran over...

Germany on Wednesday condemned Syrian regime strikes in the Idlib province over the past two weeks that killed over 100 civilians, Anadolu reports. Speaking at a news conference in...

After the US withdrawal, the Iran nuclear deal is coming to an end due to the “bullying behaviour of the US”, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said Tuesday, Anadolu reports....

The UAE Ambassador to Berlin, Ali Abdulla Al-Ahmed, has demanded Germany honour arms export agreements signed with the Emirates, which Berlin has halted due to Abu Dhabi’s involvement in...

Saudi Arabia will be hosting the G20 summit next year, state news agency SPA said WednesdayAnadolu reports. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the 15th annual G20 Leaders’ Summit...

Germany raised concern over recent constitutional changes in Egypt that would allow President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to remain in power until 2030, Anadolu reports. “It is feared that in the...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged conflict parties in Libya to end the fighting and return to peace negotiations, her office said on Monday, reports Anadolu Agency. Merkel has...

German police raided charities alleged to provide support to the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. Around 90 properties in ten states were searched in raids carried out...

Lebanon Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Gebran Bassil yesterday met with French Ambassador to Lebanon Bruno Foucher and German Ambassador to Lebanon George Berglin to discuss a number...

The German Red Cross has shipped lifeboats to the Iranian Red Crescent to help it with its efforts to rescue those trapped by floods. According to official data, at...

An Iranian delegation landed in Venezuela on Monday to discuss launching direct flights between the two countries, Venezuela’s foreign minister said, as Tehran voices support for President Nicolas Maduro...

Protesters and witnesses said that Sudanese soldiers intervened to protect protesters from Armed Forces which were trying to break up their sit-in in front of the Ministry of Defence....

Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord of Libya Fayez Al-Sarraj warned his rival, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, of a “strong and firm” confrontation and accused him of “breaking...

Let’s stop for a moment and think. What does it mean for “Bibi” Netanyahu to agree to sell a German submarine to Egypt? What does it mean for Germany...

The German Parliament Budget Committee has approved export credit guarantees to secure the sale of six heavy frigates to Egypt, the local Bild newspaper reported. According to the paper,...

Germans with a second nationality who fight abroad for groups like Islamic State will lose their citizenship, the cabinet agreed in a draft law on Wednesday intended to deter...

Germany called for stronger efforts to hold accountable all those responsible for the use of chemical attacks in Syria, Anadolu Agency reports. “The Assad regime has committed war crimes time and...

These organisations stated in an open letter to Merkel on Wednesday: “We are shocked by the current European policy, which is aimed at more isolation and deterrence, and thus...

The US government is considering additional sanctions against Iran that would target areas of its economy that have not been hit before, a senior Trump administration official told reporters...

Germany’s coalition government approved nearly €400 million ($449 million) in arms exports to Saudi Arabia and its allies involved in the Yemen war, local media reported Thursday, Anadolu Agency...

What if Bashar al-Assad called on the Syrian people to rally and fight in defence of the occupied Golan Heights? Who would respond to his call while Syria is...

The United States was isolated at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights as the other...

Germany has launched an official investigation into Israel’s so-called submarine affair, in which several of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s associates are suspected of bribery and corruption. The investigation...

The White House revealed yesterday that Daesh fighters in Syria came from 40 countries and that many of them were arrested after the US “crackdown” on the group. “There...