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Digitisation of Power Distribution Network Project: Germany likely to grant €2.5m additional funding

ISLAMABAD: The German government is likely to allocate additional funding of Euro 2.5 million under the...

Updated 04 Nov, 2025 09:29am

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Deals with IPPs: Govt faces backlash from foreign govts

Sources say German government has conveyed reservations of M/s Rousch Power Project Limited (RPPL), a power company owned by the family of former Minister Commerce and Industries Abdul Razak Dawood

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 03:44pm

Business & Finance

Volkswagen labour chief sounds alarm on mass layoffs, three German plant closures

WOLFSBURG (Germany): Volkswagen plans to shut at least three factories in Germany, lay off tens of thousands of ...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

World

Berlin pushes for ceasefire after death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

BERLIN: The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar must lead to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all remaining...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 03:12pm

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Germany to tighten rules on deporting foreigners who glorify terror acts

FRANKFURT, (Germany): The German government on Wednesday agreed measures making it easier to deport foreigners who...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

World

German government considers delivery of tank ammunition to Israel

FRANKFURT: Germany’s government is considering the delivery of tank ammunition to Israel to support it in its fight...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 12:02am

World

Scholz berates EU allies over ‘insufficient’ military support for Ukraine

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday the majority of countries in the European Union were not...

Published 08 Jan, 2024 10:55pm

Business & Finance

German government agrees on 2024 budget

BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way alliance has agreed on a budget for 2024, following weeks of negotiations...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 12:29pm

World

Germany moves to suspend debt brake for 2023 to fix budget turmoil

BERLIN: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner will propose a supplementary budget for this year which includes...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

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Pak-Afghan relations

Germany has very strongly reacted to the presence of an Afghan Taliban official at a mosque in one of its cities,...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am

World

Russia hits Ukraine's Kharkiv after German minister visits

KHARKIV: Russian strikes hit eastern Ukraine's city of Kharkiv late Tuesday, the regional governor said, just hours...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 03:54am

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Hensoldt plans defence deals with Gulf states

BERLIN: German defence supplier Hensoldt has applied to the government for clearance for a number of politically...

Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:00am

World

Germany, US plan new Ukraine weapons deliveries

BERLIN: Berlin and Washington are coordinating a "qualitative new step" in their weapons deliveries to Ukraine,...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 10:29pm

World

Germany pauses orders of new tanks after mass breakdown

BERLIN: The German government said Monday it will pause purchases of new Puma tanks after a mass breakdown during...

Published 19 Dec, 2022 11:17pm

World

German govt deficit to hit 4.5pc in 2023

BERLIN: The German government’s public deficit will be significantly higher in 2023 than previously thought,...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 07:34am

World

Germany's Scholz bets on immigration, more working women to counter labour shortages

POTSDAM: Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this weekend Germany should attract more foreign workers and make it easier for...

Published 11 Dec, 2022 11:16pm

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Germany foils far-right plot to install Prince Heinrich XIII in coup

BERLIN: Germany on Wednesday detained 25 members and supporters of a far-right group that the prosecutor’s office...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

World

German government defends plan to ease citizenship rules

BERLIN: Germany's government on Monday defended a plan to make it easier for people to apply for citizenship,...

Published 29 Nov, 2022 12:40am

Markets

Uniper rescue to cost Germany an extra 25 bn euros

FRANKFURT: Troubled gas giant Uniper on Wednesday said the German government would need to spend an additional 25...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

World

Germany shortens electricity windfall tax duration

BERLIN: The German government plans to impose a levy to skim off electricity companies’ windfall profits from Dec....

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

World

Germany moves to ease citizenship rules

BERLIN: The German government on Friday said it was working on plans to “simplify” the path to citizenship, by...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 08:17pm

Business & Finance

Germany blocks Chinese stake in two chipmakers

BERLIN: The German government on Wednesday blocked prospective Chinese investment in two domestic semiconductor...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:37am

Markets

Germany set to attach conditions to gas price ‘brake’

BERLIN: The German government is likely to insist companies that benefit from a planned “brake” on gas prices...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:42am

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Germany in talks on further payout for 1972 Olympics victims

BERLIN: The German government said Wednesday it is in talks over further compensation for victims of the attack on...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Markets

Absent turbine a Russian ‘excuse’ to cap gas flows: Germany

BERLIN: The German government on Wednesday accused Russia of using the absence of a turbine as a pretext to limit ...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:24am

World

German president says Kyiv did not want him to visit

BERLIN: A planned visit to Kyiv by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was not welcomed by Ukraine, he said on...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 11:03pm

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Away from bombs, Ukrainians make new home in German town

When Katrin Bilger heard about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, her nine-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son found...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:40am

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Germany urged to stockpile cobalt, cut reliance on Russia

LONDON: The German government should stockpile palladium and minor metals such as vanadium and cobalt as part of its...

Published 06 Mar, 2022 05:14am

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A German doctor on a mission to treat thousands of cleft babies born every year in Pakistan

KARACHI: This is Dr Ulrike Lamlé’s fourth trip to Pakistan and her mission is clear – to accompany local teams...

Updated 24 Feb, 2022 09:32am

Markets

Russia warns of power price spike if energy transition is hasty

MOSCOW: A rushed transition away from fossil fuels risks driving electricity prices higher, a senior Russian ...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am