TUNIS, 31 Aug. (TAP) – President Kais Saied met Monday, at Carthage Palace, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul.The President of the Republic stressed the long-standing friendship between Tunisia and Germany, which dates back...»»»

DAMASCUS: Denmark reopened its embassy in Damascus on Monday after a yearslong suspension of diplomatic activities that began after Syria’s civil war erupted, state media reported. SANA said that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, accompanied by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani,»»»

Tunis, August 31 (TAP) - The meeting held Monday between Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti and his German counterpart Johann Wadephul at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs culminated in the signing of five...»»»

DAMASCUS: Denmark reopened its embassy in Damascus on Monday after a yearslong suspension of diplomatic activities that began after Syria’s civil war erupted, state media reported. SANA said that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, accompanied by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani,»»»

Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect. The 39-year-old captained Argentina to the final of last month's World Cup in New York, but he was unable to prevent his nation losing 1-0 to Spain and it proved to be the final match of his international c»»»

Israel announced Monday the signing of a $3.5 billion deal to supply and build Greece a comprehensive air defense system that will work as a shield to protect from a range of threats from the air from aircraft and drones to ballistic missiles. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo Aug. 31 (»»»

The inaugural festival attracted more than 1,100 film submissions from over 80 countries Dubai: Kashmir is set to host its first international film festival, bringing together filmmakers, cinema enthusiasts and cultural delegates from across the world from September 7 to 10. Titled ‘Rang-e-Cinema’,»»»

Major airlines are restoring UAE services, but some routes remain suspended or reduced Dubai: International airlines are gradually restoring flights to the UAE, but travellers flying to Dubai or Abu Dhabi should still expect a patchwork of resumed, reduced and suspended services as carriers continu»»»

Tunis, August 31 (TAP) - There is need to step up cooperation between Germany and Tunisia, Germany's Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul said in a statement made shortly before his departure from Berlin to visit Tunisia. Such...»»»

No single topic dominates Monday's news media. POLITICS Interviewed on Bulgarian National Radio, sociologist Parvan Simeonov explained the limited number of potential candidates for the upcoming presidential elections by pointing to “the consolidation of the political landscape and the strong candi»»»

Romania’s women’s eight claimed gold at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam on Sunday, August 30, producing an official World Best Time of 5:51.88 in a dominant final on the Bosbaan. The Romanian crew composed of Cristina Drugă, Geanina Juncanariu, Ancuța Bodnar, Maria Lehaci, Magdalen»»»

The war of aggression that Russia continues to wage against Ukraine, alongside ongoing hybrid attacks against our Western democracy, poses a constant threat to peace and stability in Europe and has demonstrated the need for us to fundamentally enhance our security and defense capabilities, Angela G»»»

Doha, Qatar: Invest Qatar, the Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar, and Media City Qatar have concluded a successful participation at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany, where a joint Qatar pavilion attracted strong interest from international gaming companies, developers, publishers and investors.»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosted a lunch in Berlin on August 27 for the leaders of Denmark, Austria and Finland, with the Dutch and Swedish counterparts joining digitally, in a bid to trim the next seven-year budget of the European Union. The six countries insist that the European Commission»»»

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said that he doesn’t believe speculations that Russia is planning to attack NATO countries. Russia has repeatedly rejected claims that it has aggressive designs against the bloc, saying that they are only made by Western politicians to distract the public from »»»

DAMASCUS: Hassan Mahmoud is once again confronting the question that has shaped his family for more than 14 years: Where is his brother, Dr. Hayan Mahmoud? Hayan, a cardiologist at Al-Mujtahid Hospital in Damascus, was arrested by intelligence officers of the ousted Syrian regime in July 2012, afte»»»

Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A British woman died Sunday after a German suspect attacked her with a knife at a train station in Rosenheim, Bavarian police said. In a news release, police said the attack happened at 12:50 a.m. Emergency officials took the 31-year-old woman to the hospital where she died of her »»»

Doha, Qatar: Invest Qatar, the Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar, and Media City Qatar have concluded a successful participation at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany, where a joint Qatar pavilion attracted strong interest from international gaming companies, developers, publishers and investors.»»»

At least one person was killed and five others injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss city of Aarau, police and local media reported Sunday. A major police operation is underway at the scene, with authorities urging residents to stay away from the area. A shooting at»»»

Tashkent: On the sidelines of the International Media Forum in Tashkent, The Peninsula had an opportunity to speak with Kathleen Gobel , Director of Cultural Cooperation at International Evolve of Germany and one of the speakers on the second day of the forum. She discussed her book on the 99 Beaut»»»

QUEDLINBURG: As a far-right regional election victory looms in an ex-communist eastern German state, many migrants are readying to pack their bags, fearful of the AfD party’s threatened “deportation and remigration offensive.” A week from now, the anti-immigration, Islamophobic and Russia-friendly »»»

Two major airlines plan to offer 103,000 seats on flights from Germany to Bulgaria's Black Sea coast during next summer's season, Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov said in Sozopol. The announcement comes after a significant decline in German visitors this summer, which the minister attributed largely »»»

Although the conflict in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz is far from over, analysts are already rushing to declare what lessons should be learned from it. An emerging genre of security policy articles highlights the various logistical and tactical shortcomings of the US operation against Iran: a lack»»»

Britain doubles down against RussiaRussia has already warned the UK of “consequences” for Ukraine’s use of British-made drones to strike Russian civilian infrastructure. These words were clearly lost on British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who arrived in Kiev on Monday to mark the 35th anniversary »»»

SYDNEY: Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena surged to a record-breaking victory in the men’s race at the Sydney Marathon on Sunday. In perfect conditions, Gobena won the hotly contested men’s race in two hours four minutes and 42 seconds more than a minute and a half quicker than the previous record on the hi»»»

Share: UNIFIL departs with Lebanon’s gratitude as a new international mission helps the Lebanese Army restore sovereignty, implement peace and facilitate Israel’s withdrawal. The next international presence in southern Lebanon should strengthen the Lebanese Army, facilitate Israel’s withdrawal and »»»

Warsaw should stop giving Ukraine free weapons as long as it glorifies Nazi collaborators responsible for massacring Poles, a member of the European Parliament has said. Earlier this week, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky again called upon Kiev’s foreign backers to provide more Patriot missiles, citing »»»

LONDON: An Afghan human rights activist who survived the Taliban and rebuilt her education after fleeing Afghanistan has been prevented from going to the UK to take up a place at Oxford University. Aisha Khurram, 27, from Kabul, was offered a place on a master’s course in diplomatic studies at Oxfo»»»

Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) Syria has established 20 joint business councils with Arab and international partners and is targeting at least 62 as part of a government drive to expand trade, attract investment and open new markets for Syrian companies and products.Authorities are increasingly seeking t»»»

Abu Dhabi: Falcons carrying price tags of up to Dh1 million are among the highlights drawing visitors to the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) 2026, as the event entered its second day on Saturday. The exhibition saw strong public turnout, with visitors exploring 15»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will stick to its policy of isolating the AfD despite the right-wing party polling at over 40% ahead of regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt. The chancellor claimed that the Alternative for Germany maintains close ti»»»

Moscow trusted in the decency of the West for years, but not anymore, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. In an interview with RBK released on Friday, Lavrov was asked why Russia allowed the US and EU to take advantage of it on numerous occasions in recent decades. “Deception lies at t»»»

Six of the countries that pay for the EU seven-year Multiannual Financial Framework budget (MFF) want the next one cut by hundreds of billions of euros. Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden said in a joint statement released by the German government on August 27 that the E»»»

People search the names of their relatives on lists of missing people outside the army operations center in the aftermath of flash floods, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, Friday. More than 500 people have died and hundreds remain missing across northern Nepal after a suspected glacial collapse and aval»»»

DHAHRAN: Egyptian harpist Manal Mohei Eldin captivated audiences at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, or Ithra, with three nights of performances blending classical harp techniques with traditional Arabic rhythms and melodies. The final show will be on Friday. Known as one of the most pr»»»

Bulgarians made more trips abroad in July 2026, while the number of foreign visitors to Bulgaria declined slightly compared with the same month last year, according to preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute. A total of 1,037,700 trips by Bulgarian citizens abroad were recorded in »»»

Slovak police foiled an arson attack on a Ukrainian-owned drone factory near Presov this week, the first documented attempt of its kind in the country. Officers from the anti-crime unit UBOK arrested three foreign nationals - two in Slovakia and one in Germany under a European arrest warrant - over»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: Two workers at Germany's Frankfurt airport who caught malaria from a mosquito thought to have arrived on a plane have died, the city's health authority said Wednesday. Airport officials had earlier said one employee had perished, with six workers infected. The Robert Koch Instit»»»

SocietyGermanyGermany news: Dobrindt hosts Baltic Sea hybrid-threat talksRichard Connor with AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters, KNA, epd, SIDMinisters from Baltic countries are meeting to discuss threats after a drone attack at Leipzig airport. Meanwhile, Germany's Greens have sounded a warning about low gas s»»»

The US military is running critically low on Patriot missile interceptors in Europe as the war with Iran drains stocks, according to US and NATO officials. The shortfall is raising concerns about NATO’s ability to counter a potential Russian ballistic missile attack, though officials said no such a»»»

BusinessNorth AmericaWhy social media addiction is so hard to regulateNik MartinMeta and other social media platforms face lawsuits alleging they foster addictive use among young people. Now regulators are struggling to rein in their engagement-driven business models. https://p.dw.com/p/5JIl5Social»»»

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Germany is considering pouring funds into Britain’s nuclear program as European NATO nations grow increasingly hesitant to rely on the US nuclear umbrella, the Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday, citing sources. German officials are discussing financial and industrial support for Britain’s Tride»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Israeli military strikes and incursions are pushing the region toward catastrophe, Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Ibrahim Olabi, told the UN Security Council on Thursday. “The entire region is standing at a threshold of a regional war that would spare no one,” he said, b»»»

The Landesweingut Kloster Pforta, one of Germany’s oldest wineries, faces insolvency by 2027, according to an expert report commissioned by the state government. Its troubles, from an unsustainable business model to high staffing costs, come amid a wider German wine slump driven by falling consumpt»»»

BRUSSELS: The Pentagon on Thursday pressed US allies at NATO to prove they are stepping up their defense of Europe as Washington shifts its attention to security challenges closer to home and in the Indo-Pacific region. The US has begun cutting the forces it has stationed in Europe — around 80,000 »»»

WASHINGTON: US ‌President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already spawned tariffs ​on tens of billions of dollars in cross-border trade. The change would take effect immediately, said Trump, who also ordered the Gulf of Mexico ren»»»

WASHINGTON: The US military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a US defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO»»»

Washington: The US military is experiencing a 'beyond critical' shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a US defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO»»»

Berlin: Two people were killed in a "violent incident" at a school near Berlin, local media reported Thursday, saying an 18-year-old woman student and a 30-year-old man had died. Regional public broadcaster RBB and a local daily said the alarm had been raised at a secondary school in the town of Go»»»