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 cultural officials said Tuesday they had to cancel a planned Berlin exhibition of an Iranian treasure trove of Western modern art after Tehran refused to provide an export permit. https://www.thelocal.de/20161227/germany-says-had-to-cancel-show-of-iran-shahs-art-trove Tue, 27 Dec 2016 17:32:09 +0100 germany-says-had-to-cancel-show-of-iran-shahs-art-trove A hoped-for export bonanza has failed to materialize a year after a deal to lift international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, a German industry association told AFP Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160809/german-firms-iran-exports-trade-sanctions Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:08:33 +0200 german-firms-iran-exports-trade-sanctions Works from one of the world's most prestigious collections of modern art, assembled under the former shah of Iran, will go on show in Berlin late this year, German cultural officials announced Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160513/former-iranian-dictators-art-collection-comes-to-berlin Fri, 13 May 2016 10:45:46 +0200 former-iranian-dictators-art-collection-comes-to-berlin Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel flew to Iran Sunday, becoming the first top Western official to visit the country since world powers and Tehran reached a historic nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20150720/gabriel-arrives-in-tehran-for Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:11:12 +0200 gabriel-arrives-in-tehran-for Former chancellor Gerhard Schröder is in Iran this weekend, on what has been billed as a private visit, which will include a meeting with president Mahmud Ahmadinejad and delivering a speech to the country’s national chamber of trade and industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20090221/17577 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0100 17577