First Independent Mena Newspaper
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on her country’s lawmakers to rethink restrictive arms export policies towards Africa, arguing the restrictions are not in Germany’s best interest. The chancellor, who was addressing the German parliament, the Bundestag, on Wednesday, made the case for more engagement in Africa’s Sahel region, where the threat of destabilization […]
Moroccan inventors and start-ups won 4 medals, including one gold, at the International Trade Fair for Ideas, Inventions and New Products (iENA) held in Nuremberg (Germany) Oct.31-Nov.3 with the participation of 800 inventors. The Moroccans were rewarded for their distinguished contributions made in materials sciences & engineering, agricultural technology, energy and smart-cities solutions. The gold […]
Egypt and Germany have agreed on Tuesday to intensify their efforts to reach a comprehensive solution to the Libyan crisis. While on a visit to Egypt, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has discussed with Egyptian officials a number of regional issues of bilateral interest, including the Libyan and Syrian conflicts. The two sides agreed on […]
President of Tunisia Kais Saeid is expected to visit Germany in November as his maiden international trip since his inauguration on October 23 after his landslide victory at the presidential elections. The new President received Monday Germany’s top diplomat Heiko Mass who handed him an invitation from Chancellor Angela Merkel. The German Foreign Minister told […]
Moroccan Karima El Azhary has won the prestigious German Green Talents Award 2019 for PhD research focusing on developing new sustainable construction and insulation materials, based on alimentary and agricultural waste. Her goal is to improve thermal insulation and energy efficiency of buildings predominantly in underprivileged areas. Karima has been rewarded for her efforts seeking […]
Germany’s top diplomat made Sunday a surprise visit to Libya amid efforts by Berlin to help rival factions end their differences. Heiko Maas landed at the airport of the coastal city of Zuwara where he was welcomed by Foreign Minister of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Sayala. According to press reports, […]
Germany’s embassy in Tunisia has denied any involvement in the future trip of a group of Tunisian youths to Israel, a country the North Africa nation has been boycotting. Rumors have circulated that Germany has facilitated the issuance of visas for young Tunisians to take part in an EU-sponsored program in Israel, including visits to […]
The German justice Monday began in Hamburg the trial of three Iraqi men charged of plotting terror attacks against non-Muslim believers. The defendants were arrested in January in the northwestern state of Schleswig-Holstein. The prosecution charged two of them, both aged 23, for trying to manufacture explosives using black powder from firework. The third, aged […]
The German government will grant Ghana €5 million for the construction of a plant that will produce electricity from waste. The unit will have a capacity of 400 kW. The grant-related MoU was signed by Anja Karliczek, the German Federal Minister of Education and Research, and Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Ghanaian Minister of Environment, Science, Technology […]
UK’s flag carrier British Airways and Germany’s national carrier Lufthansa have temporarily suspended flights to capital Cairo on the ground of serious security concerns. British Airways announced Saturday it was suspending flights to Cairo for seven days as part of evaluation of the security situation at world airports where the airline operates flights to. “The […]