Berlin

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent trip to the South Caucasus received careful attention in Germany, not only in political circles and the major press, but also in the[...]

WIESBADEN, Germany — “It’s a bird!” “It’s a plane!” “It’s Superman — yes, it’s Superman!” When on August 27 of this year, a four-meter-high statue, bundled up like a mummy[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Armenia at the end of August as part of a regional tour that will include[...]

BERLIN — Nadia Murad, who was captured and brutally gang-raped by Islamic State militants in Iraq is set to marry the US Army interpreter who helped her escape. New Delhi: Nadia Murad,[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — On March 18, the Sunday edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) carried a bold banner headline: “Battle for Afrin Now[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — Berlin played host last week to a group of teachers from Armenia and Georgia, who had come to learn more about[...]

By Andrea Shalal and Leo Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany on March 6 said it would review Turkey’s request for the extradition of a Syrian Kurdish leader on constitutional grounds[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — It was a bitter cold day in mid-February, with a strong wind that chilled to the bone. As we walked from[...]

BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) — A row broke out on Sunday, February 18, between a leading German politician of Turkish origin and Turkey’s delegation at the Munich Security Conference, with the lawmaker[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator   BERLIN — As the Turkish military offensive in Afrin has escalated, the caretaker government in Germany has come under growing pressure to[...]