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Is Germany's Oktoberfest heading to Dubai this year?

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:15:33 +0200

Last year Germany's famous Oktoberfest was cancelled. And this year? We're still not sure if it will happen yet in Munich due to Covid - but it looks like it could be heading to the desert...

Trial begins of woman who left newborn in airport toilet

Tue, 03 May 2016 12:55:06 +0200

A 23-year-old woman is to face trial in Bavaria on Tuesday on suspicion of having left her live newborn baby in a toilet at Munich airport.

Nuts and bolts of being a piercing king

Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:35:00 +0200

The world's most-pierced man, Rolf Buchholz, was just deported from Dubai, for fear of 'black magic', he says. But as shocking as many people find his body modifications, it is a genuine passion, our German of the Week explains. And who knows, he may just enchant you yet.

UAE 'concerned' by German release of Israeli assassination suspect

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:54:00 +0200

The United Arab Emirates has criticised Germany’s release of an alleged Israeli agent suspected of links to the January killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai, using diplomatic language to express 'concern' at the weekend.

Israeli agent suspected of links to Dubai killing released on bail

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:20:00 +0200

A German court released an alleged Israeli agent Friday suspected of links to the January killing of a Hamas leader, in a discreet end to a case that threatened to sour bilateral ties.

Kleindienst to build on Dubai islands despite Nakheel bankruptcy

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:50:00 +0100

A German property developer announced on Monday plans to build luxury villas and hotels on six artificial islands off the Dubai coast despite the Gulf emirate’s recent financial woes.

Dubai crisis set to hit German industry

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:35:00 +0100

German businesses are likely to be hit hard by Dubai’s debt crisis through a slump in orders for exports, the head of Germany's chamber of commerce told daily Neuen Osnabrücker Zeitung on Saturday.

Naked German tourist goes for a walk in Dubai

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:47:00 +0100

Dubai police have detained a German tourist for taking a stroll in the buff, German officials told The Local on Tuesday.

Ship's captain asks guests disembark to avoid pirates

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:36:00 +0100

The captain of a German cruise ship plans to take drastic measures to save his passengers from pirates off the coast of Somalia, having them disembark in Yemen and picking them up later in Dubai, he told radio broadcaster NDR on Tuesday.

Customs officers bust gold smuggling ring

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:00 +0200

German and British customs officers on Thursday said they have uncovered a band of gold smugglers dodging the tax authorities by trafficking the precious metal through the Frankfurt airport.

German police bust human trafficking ring

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:52:00 +0200

Two Indians have been arrested in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after they were caught trafficking several hundred people into Germany, the state police in Magdeburg reported on Monday.

Former East German parliament steel headed to Dubai

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:56:00 +0200

At one time the Palace of the Republic in Berlin was the most prestigious building in communist East Germany, and now steel from the dismantled building will be used for the world's highest skyscraper and in VW car engines, German daily Bild reported on Tuesday.

Emirates Airlines buys 60 Airbus planes

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:38:00 +0200

The Gulf airline Emirates has signed a letter of intent to buy 60 more Airbus planes, comprised of 30 A330-300s and 30 A350s, its chief executive Sheikh Ahmed ibn Said al-Maktoum said on Monday in Hamburg.

Artist exchange links Berlin to Dubai

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:33:00 +0200

Berlin and Dubai wouldn’t appear to have much in common at first glance. But a recent artists exchange is sign of increasing cultural ties between the two cities, writes Arsalan Mohammad.