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German Ursula von der Leyen. (AFP)

Case of Soldier Plotting Attack while Posing as Refugee Shocks Germany

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

The case of a German soldier who was allegedly plotting to carry out an attack while posing as an asylum seeker has shocked the country. Two suspects have already been arrested in the case. Franco A., is in custody awaiting charges for posing under a false identity as...

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NATO soldiers attend a NATO military exercise at Raposa beach, near Setubal, Portugal October 20, 2015. NATO and its allies opened their largest military exercise in more than a decade on Monday, choosing the central Mediterranean to showcase strengths that face threats from Russia’s growing military presence from the Baltics to Syria. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

Germany Denies Trump Claims it Owes NATO, US ‘Vast Sums’ for Defense

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 19, 2017 | World

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that Germany owes NATO and the United States “vast sums” of money for defense a day after the US president met German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the...

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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany, July 13, 2016. REUTERS, Hannibal Hanschke

German Minister of Defense Confirms Army Deployment in War against Terrorism

by Majid al-Khateeb | Aug 2, 2016 | Middle East

Cologne, Germany-After revealing Angela Merkel’s nine-point plan to fight terrorism, which includes adding police officers, allowing the army to be involved in response to possible terrorist attacks, seeking to tighten European weapons laws and increasing the exchange...