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Germany Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel addresses a news conference in Berlin. (Reuters)

German FM ‘Regrets’ Netanyahu Threat to Cancel Meeting

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said it would be “regrettable” if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to cancel a meeting with him in Israel in wake of his intention to meet with an Israeli rights group. Gabriel said it would be a...

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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel speaks during a news conference in Irbil, Iraq on April 20, 2017. (Reuters)

Germany Sees Russia Playing Key Role in Reaching Syria Truce

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 24, 2017 | Middle East

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel stressed on Monday the significant role Russia can play in achieving a ceasefire as he embarked on a Middle East tour that he kicked off in Jordan. A truce in the war can only be achieved with the help of Russia as the only...

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Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani meets German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel in Irbil. (AFP)

Barzani Holds on to Kurdistan Independence Referendum

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 21, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil – President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani announced on Thursday that Kurdish political powers are working on reaching an agreement to organize the area’s independence referendum. He said during a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine greet supporters in Istanbul on Sunday. (Reuters)

European Concerns in Wake of Turkey’s Referendum

by Said Abdul Razzek and Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 18, 2017 | World

Ankara, Brussels –Turkey’s referendum, which granted expansive new powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sparked a wave of mixed international reaction, as two main issues appeared on the president’s agenda: reinstating the death penalty and extending the state of...

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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel speaks during a news briefing after a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin in Kiev, Ukraine, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Germany Hopeful Relations with Turkey Can Normalize

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 9, 2017 | World

Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel voiced Wednesday cautious optimism that Berlin and Ankara may end a bad-tempered row with Turkey to begin to restore diplomatic ties back to normal. Dispute between the NATO allies, Ankara and Berlin, sparked over the...