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Germany condemns Israel’s West Bank settlement plans, calls it violation of international law
The Arabian Stories
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August 15, 2025
Berlin: The German Foreign Ministry declared that “the construction of settlements violates international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.” Berlin expressed deep concern over Israel’s latest settlement plans, particularly those...
Germany Condemns Israel’s West Bank Settlement Plan as Illegal
Sada Elbalad
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August 15, 2025
Fri 15 Aug 2025 | 02:19 PM Germany has urged Israel to halt its latest West Bank settlement expansion, warning that it breaches international law and threatens the viability of a two-state solution. Berlin’s statement came after Israeli Finance...
German fund assets surpass €4.6tn in H1
Funds Europe
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August 15, 2025
Germany’s fund industry managed €4,625 billion in assets at mid-2025, up €1,286 billion from €3,339 billion five years earlier, marking an average annual growth rate of nearly 7%. According to data shared by BVI, the German fund association,...
Germany urges 'Israel' to scrap West Bank settlement plan
Al Mayadeen
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August 15, 2025
Germany urges the Israeli government to halt West Bank settlement expansion, warning that new plans threaten Palestinian mobility and violate international law. Germany urged the Israeli government to halt settlement construction in the West Bank...
Germany calls on Israeli occupation to halt settlement construction in West Bank
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Berlin – SABA Germany on Friday called on the Israeli occupation government to stop building settlements in the West Bank, following an announcement by the occupation’s extremist Finance Minister, criminal Bezalel Smotrich, of a plan to construct...
Finance Minister Smotrich’s Jewish settlement plan earns worldwide condemnation, US signals tacit support
All Israel News
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, August 14, 2025. (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) A...
Greece’s Trading With Germany Grows 3.8%, But Imports More
The National Herald
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August 15, 2025
ATHENS – Trade between Greece and Germany reached €12.05 billion ($14.1 billion) in 2024, a 3.8 percent increase over 2023, said the Greek Embassy in Berlin, Greece moving up two spots to become Germany’s 37th largest trading partner globally. But...
Israel moves to ‘bury’ Palestinian state with illegal 3,400-home build in West Bank settlement
The Journal
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August 15, 2025
ISRAEL’S FAR-RIGHT Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced yesterday that he intends to approve plans for more than 3,400 homes in the long-delayed E1 settlement area of the occupied West Bank, a move which he said could effectively “bury” the...
Namibia, Germany renew 30-year Youth Sport Exchange partnership
Informante
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August 15, 2025
Staff Reporter A NAMIBIAN delegation has travelled to Germany to formalise the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture and the Fussball- und Leichtathletik...
How the world is reacting to Israel’s E1 settlement plan in the West Bank
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 15, 2025
Israel’s announcement that it will illegally build thousands of homes in a highly controversial development in the occupied West Bank – in a move Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasted “buries the idea of a Palestinian state” – has drawn...
Namibia and Germany renew 30-year youth sport exchange partnership
New Era
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Hilma Nalupe Namibia and Germany have taken a step to continue fostering youth development through sports, formalising the extension of a partnership that has spanned three decades. The renewed agreement focuses on strengthening athletic training,...
Berlin Rejects Israeli Plan to Build Houses in West Bank Settlements
teleSUR
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(FILE) Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli Army operation at Nur Shams refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, 20 October 2023. Photo. EFE.(FILE) Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli Army operation at Nur...
Van Oord Completes First Bio-LNG Fuel Bunkering in Germany
Offshore Source - Florida
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Maritime Posted On Aug 15, 2025 Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Ariane has completed its first bunkering of Bio-LNG on the Elbe in Germany. This milestone marks an important step towards Van Oord’s goal of achieving net-zero...
Opinion: Over the Past Eight Years, New Uzbekistan Has Absorbed Over $113 Billion in Foreign Investments
Times of Central Asia
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August 15, 2025
On the eve of the 34th anniversary of our country’s independence, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund finalized the 2025 consultations under Article IV of the IMF Agreement. The Fund’s main conclusion is that Uzbekistan’s...
IDF says it sealed over 4 miles worth of Hamas tunnels in north Gaza’s Beit Hanoun
The Times of Israel
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August 15, 2025
The UN human rights office says that at least 1,760 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid in Gaza since late May, a jump of several hundred since its last published figure at the beginning of August. “Since 27 May, and as of 13 August,...
world Germany tells Israeli government to stop West Bank settlement construction
Asiaone
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August 15, 2025
BERLIN — Germany on Friday (Aug 15) called on the Israeli government to stop settlement construction in the West Bank after Israel's far-right finance minister said work would start on a plan for thousands of home that would divide the Palestinian...
How the world is reacting to Israel’s settlement plan in occupied West Bank
Yahoo News
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Israel’s announcement that it will illegally build thousands of homes in a highly controversial development in the occupied West Bank – in a move Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasted “buries the idea of a Palestinian state” – has drawn...
Germany rejects Israel's new settlement plans in West Bank
Xinhua News Agency
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BERLIN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Federal Foreign Office on Thursday opposed the Israeli plan to build thousands of new settlement units in the West Bank. A statement issued by the office said the German government "firmly rejects" the plans,...
FTSE 100 Live: index dips into the red as investors eye...
Proactive UK
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August 15, 2025
FTSE 100 up 4 points to 9,182 Dow Jones set to jump at the open Investors eye Trump-Putin talks in Alaska Chinese data disappoints Asian markets end mixed 2pm: Footsie falters as August malaise returns The FTSE 100 dipped into the red in early...
Germany rejects Israeli settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
Middle East Eye
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August 15, 2025
Germany has urged Israel to halt settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank after the country’s far-right finance minister announced the start of a project for thousands of new homes in a development that would cut the Palestinian territory in...