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A general view shows the location of the exhibition entitled ‘Hitler – How Could it Happen?’ about German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler during a media tour in a World War Two bunker in Berlin, Germany, July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Hitler Exhibition in Berlin Asks: How Could It Happen?

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 29, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

More than 70 years after Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker in the final days of World War Two, an exhibition in the capital examines how he became a Nazi and what turned ordinary Germans into murderers during the Third Reich. For decades it was taboo...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir delivers a statement after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington, February 8, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Saudi FM Says Hopes Qatar Ends Support for Extremism

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 7, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Berlin- Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir reaffirmed on Wednesday that the boycott by three GCC states against Qatar is a punitive step in an effort to stop its support for extremism. Speaking in a Berlin joint press conference with German FM Sigmar...

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In 2006, tourist navigate around jersey barriers placed in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington for security. (Lauren Victoria Burke/AP)

It’s Nearly Impossible to Stop Terrorists from Using Trucks as Weapons

by Adam Taylor | Apr 17, 2017 | Features

Nice, Berlin, London and now Stockholm. Over the past year, terrorist attacks using vehicles have become a sad fact of life in Europe. Such attacks are obviously appealing to would-be mass murderers: In most European nations, a truck is far easier to acquire than a...

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Police stand in front of a residential building in Berlin,
Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 after a raid in connection with the
ban of the Fussilet 33 organization. (TeleNewsNetwork/dpa via AP)

German Police Shut Down Berlin Mosque ‘Fussilet 33’

by Majid al-Khateeb | Mar 2, 2017 | World

Cologne, Germany – Two months after Berlin’s Christmas market terror attack, the German authorities decided to shut down the mosque which the Tunisian attacker Anis Amri used to visit frequently. German State Interior Minister Andreas Geisel said that the...

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Berlin Mosque ‘Fussilet 33’ Shuts Down

by Majid al-Khateeb | Feb 22, 2017 | World

Cologne- Days after a German ministry of interior official announced issuing a closing order against the Fussilet 33 by the end of February, those responsible for the Mosque decided to shut down the place of worship once and for all. German dailies published footage...