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"We are an open society. We show our face. We are not burqa," Thomas de Maiziere wrote. (AFP)

May 3rd, 2017 - 06:44 GMT

‘We Show our Face, we are Not Burqa’ says German Interior Minister

German minister Thomas de Maiziere calls for laws banning the burqa to protect his country's 'dominant culture'.

Lower Saxony's Interior Minister Boris Pistorius holds the cover of a list with the names of alleged supporters of the Gulen movement that was handed over to Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) by representatives of the Turkish intelligence service on March 28, 2017. (AFP/Hauke-Christian Dittrich)

March 29th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Germany launches investigation into alleged Turkish spying on Gulen followers

People take part in a demonstration against the deportation of some 50 Afghan refugees from Munich airport, southern Germany, on February 22, 2017. (AFP/Matthias Balk)

February 23rd, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Germany deports 18 more rejected asylum seekers back to Afghanistan

The sea crossing from Libya to Italy is now the main route for migrants seeking better lives in Europe. (AFP/File)

January 29th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

1000 refugees rescued from the Mediterranean

Refugees queue up in front of the refugee reception platform of France Terre d'asile NGO on boulevard de la Villette, northern Paris on January 26, 2017. (AFP/Geoffery van der Hasselt)

January 27th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

EU calls on member states to end deadlock on refugee crisis

Pictures of a person believed to be Jaber al-Bakr released by German police. (AFP/File)

October 15th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Suspected extremist was radicalized in Germany: Report

This undated Handout pictures released on October 8, 2016 by the criminal office of Saxony shows a person believed to be the 22-year-old Syrian named Jaber Al-Bakr suspected of being involved in the found of explosive traces during the search of an apartment in Chemnitz, eastern Germany. (AFP/File)

October 15th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Merkel calls for investigation into death of suspect found hanged in jail

This undated Handout pictures released on October 8, 2016 by the criminal office of Saxony shows a person believed to be the 22-year-old Syrian named Jaber Al-Bakr suspected of being involved in the found of explosive traces during the search of an apartment in Chemnitz, eastern Germany. (AFP/File)

October 13th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Syrian bomb suspect commits suicide in German jail

The EU and Turkey agreed in March that Ankara would stem the flow of illegal migrants to Europe in exchange for financial aid and the promise of visa-free travel. (AFP/File)

September 27th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Merkel contemplates more refugee deals with Egypt and Tunisia

A police officers sets a security perimeter near Maalbeek metro station, on March 22, 2016. (AFP/File)

August 24th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

France and Germany seek access to encrypted data in fight against extremism

The PM came out in support of the local burkini bans, claiming that the swimsuit reflects a "archaic vision" of women and is "not compatible with the values of France." (File photo)

August 21st, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Not so Nice: France’s Nice jumps on the anti-burqa bandwagon

Amnesty says the ban is in breach of Belgium's obligations under international human rights law. (AFP/File)

August 12th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Germany considers boosting security measures following extremist attacks

Policemen stand at a crime scene in Tiefenthal-Leutershausen near Ansbach, southern Germany. (AFP/File)

July 26th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Suicide bombing in Ansbach, Germany: What we know so far