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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (left) meets Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Adlon hotel in Berlin on March 8 (Reuters)

Yildirim Cancels Meeting with Gabriel as Germany Announces Pulling Troops Out of Incirlik Base

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 5, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim canceled on Monday a scheduled meeting with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, following statements by the latter that Germany would withdraw its troops from the Turkish Incirlik air force base. Reuters quoted...

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British PM Theresa May, US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 summit in Italy on May 26. (AFP)

Britain Assures Merkel: We Will Be Strong Partner for Germany

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2017 | World

London – The British government announced on Monday that it will be a “strong partner” for Germany in what was seen as a response to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s statements that London and Washington cannot be depended on as allies. British Home Secretary Amber...

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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel speaks during a joint news conference with Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s President Massoud Barzani (not pictured) in Erbil, Iraq April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Germany Stresses Commitment to Political Process in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut– German Foreign Affairs Minister Sigmar Gabriel stressed his country’s commitment to supporting a political process in Syria, during a meeting on Tuesday in Berlin with Riad Hijab, the General Coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee of the Syrian...

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Women are pictured outside a hut past a camp for people displaced by the war, near Sana’a, Yemen April 25, 2017. (Reuters)

Germany Stresses Support to Yemeni Government

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 17, 2017 | Middle East

Berlin – The German government asserted its support to peace efforts in Yemen, according to international agreements, and maintaining security, stability and unity of the war torn country. Following a meeting with Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin...

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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel visits Jerusalem’s Hall of Remembrance on April 24. (Gali Tibbon/Agence France-Presse)

Netanyahu Sparks Diplomatic Crisis over German FM Snub

by Nazir Majli | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Germany when he refused to meet on Tuesday with the European country’s visiting foreign minister in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu canceled the scheduled meeting with Sigmar...