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Syrian refugees arrive at the camp for refugees and migrants in Friedland, Germany April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Fifth of Germany’s Population Is Immigrants

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2017 | World

Berlin – For the fifth time in a row, foreign nationals with a German nationality set a record by reaching 18.5 million living in Germany by the end of 2016, which is about a fifth of the German population. It is the highest number of foreigners in the country’s...

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Opinion: Do Not Fear Trump

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 10, 2016 | Opinion

When Barack Obama won the US presidency eight years ago, the event was followed by a torrent of cheerful statements and optimism. At the time, I wrote about the event and said that we should not overdo the optimism. It has only been one day since Donald Trump won the...

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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speaks during a news conference at the 2016 World Bank-IMF Spring Meeting in Washington. Reuters

21% of German Society Has Foreign Roots

by Majid al-Khateeb | Sep 17, 2016 | World

Cologne- In the nineties of the last century and after the rise of the Nazi tide affected by the German unification, foreigners in Germany formed “eight percent” organization to express their proportion in the German society. Since then, this rate rose to 14% in 2005...

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Taliban Carry Out Truck Bomb Attack on Hotel in Kabul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2016 | World

Taliban militants yesterday carried out an attack on a hotel frequented by foreigners in Kabul by using a truck bomb. The attack was followed by clashes with the security forces that lasted seven hours. Kabul’s security situation is deteriorating and it is still...

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Opinion: De Mistura and the “Foreigners” in Syria

by Tariq Alhomayed | Mar 7, 2016 | Opinion

The UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that the fate of Bashar Al-Assad will be determined by the Syrians and not foreigners. In an interview with TV channel France 24, he said “Can’t we leave the Syrians to actually decide on that? Why...