Raghida Bahnam

Raghida Bahnam
Features Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Anas Modamani, one of Germany’s most well-known Syrian refugees (Getty Images)

Syrians Integrated in Germany Face Uncertainty Over Return

Twelve years after his famous selfie with then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Anas Modamani, one of Germany’s most well-known Syrian refugees, appears at…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World North Rhine-Westphalia state premier Hendrik Wuest, Solingen mayor Tim Kurzbach and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pay their respects at the site where three people were killed and several injured in a stabbing attack at a festival, in Solingen, Germany. (Reuters/Jana Rodenbusch)

German Chancellor Vows from Solingen to Prevent Another Stabbing Attack

The German government is under pressure to draw lessons and act after a Syrian migrant from Deir Ezzor killed three people and injured eight others in a fatal…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World German police officers commemorate a colleague in Mannheim Germany, after learning that a police officer, who was stabbed two days ago there, has died on June 2, 2024. (AP)

German Police Officer Dies After Being Stabbed by Afghan Immigrant

A German police officer, who was stabbed in the neck two days ago by an Afghan immigrant at a right-wing demonstration in Mannheim, has succumbed to his…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (dpa)

Internal Pressure in Germany to 'Radically' Change Policy towards Iran

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has sent two warnings to her Iranian counterpart, Amir Hossein Abdollahian, to prevent escalation with Israel. …

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World Geman Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (AFP)

German Interior Minister: Higher Migration Led to Rise in Crimes

Data released by the German Interior Ministry on Tuesday showed that crimes in Europe's largest economy have reached their highest peak since 2016. The data…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World Police vehicles leave the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, Germany (AP)

Germany Detains 2 Afghans for Plotting Attack on Swedish Parliament

Germany detained on Tuesday two Afghan citizens accused of planning an attack on the Swedish parliament in response to the burning of copies of the Quran in…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World The trial of former Syrian intelligence officers Iyad al-Ghareeb and Anwar Raslan in Koblenz, Germany. AFP file photo

Belgium Launches Syria Violations Probe, Detains War Crimes Suspect

Belgium has joined other European nations in pursuing perpetrators of war crimes in Syria since 2011. Belgian police arrested Hussein A. based on a…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World A ship sails in the Arabian Sea near Bab al-Mandab, off Aden, Yemen, in December. (EPA)

Western Countries Demand Iran to Pressure the Houthis... Europe Prepares for Naval Mission

European countries are discussing the details of a naval mission to protect ships in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks, while diplomatic efforts continue to try…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)