Tag: Germany
German court rules against registering transsexual woman as a mother
BERLIN: A transsexual woman who used sperm she had banked prior to her sex change to have a baby with her female partner cannot be...
Brexit deal could be template for EU ties to Ukraine, Turkey,...
BERLIN: An EU agreement with Britain on relations after Brexit could serve as a model for ties with other countries that want to be as...
Germany to provide additional funds to Pakistan for Polio campaign
The government of Germany announced on Tuesday an additional € 2 million in financial support, to Pakistan’s national emergency action plan regarding Polio eradication,...
222 flights grounded by Germany after refusing to deport asylum seekers
BONN: German pilots have grounded more than 220 flights because they were being used to deport failed asylum seekers, reported Independent.
Many of the pilots...
PM Abbasi to be asked to help punish those involved in...
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Wednesday decided to call upon the prime minister to ask for his assistance in ensuring accountability for all those involved...
Pro-refugee mayor in Germany injured in knife attack
BERLIN: A knife attacker injured a German town mayor in an assault which officials on Tuesday said appeared motivated by the municipal leader’s pro-refugee...
Germany to invest 6.4 billion AFs in Afghanistan: reports
KABUL: The Afghan government and the German KfW Development Bank signed a financial agreement on Thursday in which Germany will provide 6.44 billion AFs...
Merkel fourth term doubtful as German coalition talks fail
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s efforts to form a three-way coalition government that would secure herself a fourth term hit a major setback after a...
Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador to Germany over Gabriel comments
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia has summoned its ambassador in Germany home for consultations over comments allegedly made by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel during a meeting...
Kuwait Airways should be banned over Israel issue: German justice ministry
BERLIN: The German government should revoke landing rights for Kuwait Airways given its ban on Israeli passengers, a senior Justice Department official said on Friday,...
German parties see progress in coalition talks despite differences
BERLIN: German parties cited progress on Friday after three weeks of talks about a three-way coalition, with their leaders due to thrash out remaining...
Germany must allow third gender category: court
BERLIN: Germany must create a third gender category for people who do not identify as either male or female or were born with ambiguous...
Merkel wants ‘proper’ coalition talks to begin in 10 days
BERLIN: Immigration and climate policy are the most contentious issues in exploratory negotiations between three parties seeking to form Germany’s next government, Chancellor Angela...
Pakistan, Germany sign four agreements for polio eradication
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Germany on Tuesday signed four financial and technical agreements for vaccination and polio eradication from the country.
Economic Affairs Division Secretary Arif Ahmed...
Police order Berlin district evacuation after WW2 bomb find
BERLIN: Police ordered the immediate evacuation of part of southern Berlin and imposed temporary road, rail and metro closures after building workers unearthed an...
Humbled Merkel vows to win back hard-right voters
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that she would talk with all mainstream parties about trying to form a "good, stable" government after Germany's watershed...
‘Eternal Chancellor’ Angela Merkel wins fourth term
--Alternative for Germany (AfD) captures around 13 per cent votes
Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany's election on Sunday, but her victory was...
