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German diplomat killed in Beirut blast

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 13:55:22 +0200

In the devastating explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut, an employee of the German Embassy was also killed, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced Thursday.

Germany pledges €107m for Syrian refugees

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:48:18 +0100

Germany will contribute €107 million in aid to the enormous number of Syrian refugees currently in various parts of the Middle East, development minister Gerd Müller announced today.

What will Berlin do for Syria's refugees?

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:33:00 +0100

UPDATE: The United Nations issued a clarion call in Berlin on Tuesday for more funding to help countries such as Lebanon and Jordan host millions of Syrian refugees, warning it posed the world's "most dramatic humanitarian crisis".

Germany outlaws 'Hezbollah fundraisers'

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:26:00 +0200

German authorities banned a group on Tuesday accused of raising millions of euros for Lebanese militant organization Hezbollah and helping the families of suicide bombers. Police staged raids across the country.

Kidnapped Germans freed in Lebanon

Sat, 02 Nov 2013 09:58:00 +0100

Two German citizens kidnapped in eastern Lebanon were freed on Saturday, hours after their abduction, but police arrested them on drug trafficking charges, the official National News Agency reported.

Germans trace Hezbollah coke smuggling profits

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:38:00 +0100

German investigators are uncovering the drug-smuggling business of the Syrian-backed Lebanese militant organisation Hezbollah, moving cocaine from Beirut into Europe via Frankfurt airport.

Lebanese man gets life in failed train bombing

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:07:00 +0100

A Lebanese man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for a failed plot to blow up German passenger trains which a Düsseldorf court said could have triggered "a bloodbath of monstrous proportions."

Lebanese TV channel banned in Germany

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:26:00 +0100

Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has banned the Lebanese station Al Manar TV from broadcasting in Germany, daily Die Welt reported on Friday.

Steinmeier meets new Lebanese president

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:29:00 +0200

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Lebanon on Sunday to meet with newly elected President Michel Suleiman.

Germany urges Lebanon to halt violence

Sat, 10 May 2008 12:04:00 +0200

Germany has called for an immediate end to the “power vacuum" in Lebanon, saying it was fuelling the tensions that pushed the country to the brink of a civil war this week.