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 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron remained at odds on Saturday over the issue of halting lucrative arms sales to Saudi Arabia in response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://www.thelocal.de/20181027/france-and-germany-call-for-common-eu-position-on-saudi-sanctions Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:31:21 +0200 france-and-germany-call-for-common-eu-position-on-saudi-sanctions France and Germany on Sunday condemned Saudi Arabia’s execution of 47 prisoners, including a Shiite cleric, and voiced concerns about growing tensions in the Middle East following riots in Shiite-dominated Iran. https://www.thelocal.de/20160103/france-and-germany-condemn-saudi-executions Sun, 03 Jan 2016 18:42:17 +0100 france-and-germany-condemn-saudi-executions German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel on Sunday said Saudi Arabia must stop financing fundamentalist mosques abroad which are accused of breeding extremism. https://www.thelocal.de/20151206/saudi-funded-mosques-breeding-extremism-germany Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:47:05 +0100 saudi-funded-mosques-breeding-extremism-germany Saudi Arabia and Germany are seeking to develop their economic ties, the official SPA news agency reported after talks in Riyadh between officials from the two countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20150308/germany-seek-to-boost-saudi-economic-ties Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:43:05 +0100 germany-seek-to-boost-saudi-economic-ties Germany has decided to stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia because of "instability in the region," German daily Bild reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150125/germany-halts-arms-exports-to-saudis Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:56:59 +0100 germany-halts-arms-exports-to-saudis