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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: AFP

Erdogan Tells Germany’s Turks to Vote against Merkel

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 19, 2017 | Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats were enemies of Turkey and called on Turks in Germany to vote against major parties in next month’s elections, prompting a sharp warning from...

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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on July 13, 2017. (AFP)

Macron Outshines Merkel as EU’s Top Diplomat

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 16, 2017 | Features

Germany has for years longed for a stronger French partner, but may have got more than it bargained for as the self-confident Emmanuel Macron takes Europe’s spotlight, said an AFP analysis. Striking images from Paris this week offered signs of how Europe’s...

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Participants of the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, pose for a family photo on July 7, 2017. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia to Host G20 Summit in 2020

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 8, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Saturday that Saudi Arabia will host the 2020 G20 summit. She made the announcement on the margins of the current summit that was hosted by Hamburg, Germany. The statement winding up this year’s event said: “We...

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AFP)

Angela Merkel Embraces German Nationalism with a Twist

by Leonid Bershidsky | Jun 27, 2017 | Opinion

There are certain points in history when it makes sense for a leader to define what it means to belong to a country and a culture. In 2017, quite a few countries appear to need a reminder. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has just attempted, with equal measures of...

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British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

UK Plan on European Citizens Received Coldly

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2017 | World

Brussels- The fate of around three million European citizens in UK is one of the most controversial topics in negotiations with Brussels since BREXIT. On Thursday, British Prime Minister Theresa May had a more flexible tone in the European Summit especially after the...