https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany will soon send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean for a possible mission in the Strait of Hormuz after the end of the US-Iran war, a defence ministry spokeswoman told AFP Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260425/germany-to-despatch-minesweeper-for-possible-hormuz-mission Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:42:03 +0200 germany-to-despatch-minesweeper-for-possible-hormuz-mission The price of diesel fuel has rocketed by more than 30 percent across Europe since the start of the Middle East war highlighting the continent's dependence on imported energy and the lingering prominence of diesel on the car market. https://www.thelocal.de/20260404/european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:17:02 +0200 european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday that if the energy crisis sparked by the Middle East war dragged on, Germany might have to keep running coal-fired power plants longer than planned. https://www.thelocal.de/20260328/energy-crisis-may-force-germany-to-run-coal-plants-longer Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:56:53 +0100 energy-crisis-may-force-germany-to-run-coal-plants-longer The US-Israeli war against Iran is unlikely to lead to "regime change", German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, as the month-long conflict showed no signs of abating. https://www.thelocal.de/20260328/us-and-israel-unlikely-to-achieve-regime-change-in-iran-merz-says Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:48:09 +0100 us-and-israel-unlikely-to-achieve-regime-change-in-iran-merz-says Frugal Germans are crossing into Poland to buy petrol as pump prices rise as a result of Iran choking off global oil supplies in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. https://www.thelocal.de/20260314/germans-head-to-polish-pumps-as-oil-price-bites Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:44:59 +0100 germans-head-to-polish-pumps-as-oil-price-bites As we approach the two-year anniversary of the attack by Hamas on Israel, Germany's RIAS says there's been a sharp rise in antisemitism. https://www.thelocal.de/20251006/germany-sees-rising-number-of-antisemitism-reports Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:27:12 +0200 germany-sees-rising-number-of-antisemitism-reports Germany is "examining" how to respond to the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20241122/germany-examining-icc-arrest-warrant-for-israels-netanyahu Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:01:25 +0100 germany-examining-icc-arrest-warrant-for-israels-netanyahu A recent report suggests that six federal states support revoking German citizenship from dual nationals for acts of anti-Semitism. But could the move happen and why would it be so politically contentious? https://www.thelocal.de/20241023/is-there-a-plan-to-revoke-german-citizenship-for-acts-of-antisemitism Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:29:46 +0200 is-there-a-plan-to-revoke-german-citizenship-for-acts-of-antisemitism German Chancellor Olaf Scholz again called for a ceasefire Sunday ahead of the first anniversary of the war in Gaza, and warned against rising anti-Semitism in society as people took to the streets in rival demonstrations. https://www.thelocal.de/20241006/germanys-scholz-urges-ceasefire-ahead-of-gaza-war-anniversary Sun, 06 Oct 2024 14:27:05 +0200 germanys-scholz-urges-ceasefire-ahead-of-gaza-war-anniversary Germany said Saturday it would withdraw diplomats' families and reduce staffing at its missions in Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah by Israel. https://www.thelocal.de/20240929/germany-to-evacuate-diplomats-families-from-israel-and-lebanon Sun, 29 Sep 2024 10:53:18 +0200 germany-to-evacuate-diplomats-families-from-israel-and-lebanon A Berlin court on Tuesday fined a woman €600 for using the phrase "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" at a protest, in a ruling slammed as a "dark day for freedom of expression" by her lawyer. https://www.thelocal.de/20240807/woman-fined-in-berlin-for-using-pro-palestinian-slogan Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:31:12 +0200 woman-fined-in-berlin-for-using-pro-palestinian-slogan German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it had suspend its services to Beirut until August 5th after Israel threatened reprisals for a deadly rocket strike launched from Lebanon. https://www.thelocal.de/20240729/germanys-lufthansa-halts-beirut-flights-as-israel-tensions-rise Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:46:57 +0200 germanys-lufthansa-halts-beirut-flights-as-israel-tensions-rise Two major international news outlets have reported that applicants for German citizenship are required to 'acknowledge the state of Israel’s right to exist'. To what extent is this true? https://www.thelocal.de/20240629/fact-check-do-new-german-citizens-have-to-affirm-israels-right-to-exist Sat, 29 Jun 2024 11:01:18 +0200 fact-check-do-new-german-citizens-have-to-affirm-israels-right-to-exist Police interrupted and cancelled a controversial pro-Palestinian conference in Berlin less than an hour after it started on Friday, citing concerns about anti-Semitic statements. https://www.thelocal.de/20240413/police-ban-pro-palestinian-congress-in-berlin Sat, 13 Apr 2024 11:15:20 +0200 police-ban-pro-palestinian-congress-in-berlin German airline Lufthansa said Friday its planes would no longer use Iranian airspace as it extended a suspension on flights to and from Tehran amid soaring Middle East tensions. https://www.thelocal.de/20240413/germanys-lufthansa-and-austrian-airlines-stop-using-iran-airspace Sat, 13 Apr 2024 11:18:23 +0200 germanys-lufthansa-and-austrian-airlines-stop-using-iran-airspace Electric car manufacturer Tesla has announced it is suspending most production at its factory in Germany for two weeks, citing a shortage of parts due to shipping delays caused by Huthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea. https://www.thelocal.de/20240113/teslas-german-factory-suspends-production-over-red-sea-delays Sat, 13 Jan 2024 18:56:15 +0100 teslas-german-factory-suspends-production-over-red-sea-delays German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel Sunday for her fourth visit since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, a ministry spokesman said. https://www.thelocal.de/20240105/german-foreign-minister-to-tour-middle-east-from-sunday Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:26:36 +0100 german-foreign-minister-to-tour-middle-east-from-sunday In Germany, where politicians have voiced steadfast backing for Israel following Hamas' devastating attack in October, a wave of cultural events and prize ceremonies have been axed after participants expressed views considered too anti-Israel. https://www.thelocal.de/20231219/german-cultural-events-axed-as-gaza-war-tensions-spike Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:23:23 +0100 german-cultural-events-axed-as-gaza-war-tensions-spike German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and UK counterpart David Cameron stressed that the "need is urgent" for a "sustainable ceasefire" in Gaza in a joint article for Britain's Sunday Times. https://www.thelocal.de/20231217/germany-and-uk-call-for-sustainable-ceasefire-in-gaza Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:06:32 +0100 germany-and-uk-call-for-sustainable-ceasefire-in-gaza German police on Thursday arrested three suspected members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, accused of making preparations for an attack against Jewish targets in Europe, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.de/20231214/three-arrested-in-germany-over-hamas-attack-plot-against-jews Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:54:17 +0100 three-arrested-in-germany-over-hamas-attack-plot-against-jews