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RIYADH, April 27 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday criticized the U.S. for going into the Iran war without any strategy, saying this also makes it harder to end the conflict. “The problem with conflicts like these is always the same: it’s not just about getting in; you also have to get out. We saw that all too painfully in Afghanistan, for 20 years. We saw it in Iraq,” the chancellor said while speaking Monday to students in Marsberg in

📷 | SPA HANNOVER, Germany, April 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Arabia opened a national pavilion at Hannover Messe 2026 in Germany, where officials held meetings with international industrial and technology companies, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources said. The pavilion brings together several Saudi state entities as the kingdom seeks to expand manufacturing activity, draw investment and increase the use of advanced industrial technologies. On the side

RIYADH/BERLIN, April 14 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cease hostilities in Lebanon and open direct peace talks with the Lebanese government, a German government spokesman said on Monday. Merz told Netanyahu in a phone call that Hezbollah should be disarmed and that the conflict should be resolved through political means, spokesman Stefan Kornelius said. The German chancellor also voiced "grave concern" over developments

Fuel prices can be seen at a filling station in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on Sunday. Thomas Warnack/picture alliance/Getty Images Riyadh, March 26, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Germany’s lower house of parliament approved initial measures on Thursday aimed at curbing soaring fuel prices caused by the war involving Iran, including a rule allowing petrol stations to raise prices only once a day. Reuters reported the legislation would permit stations to increase prices

Pistorius in Berlin, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben BERLIN, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Germany said on Monday it will not participate in any operations aimed at securing shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies to assist in protecting maritime traffic in the region. A spokesperson for Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the conflict was not related to the NATO alliance. “This war has nothing to do with N

Berlin, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Germany will send planes to Oman and Saudi Arabia to evacuate vulnerable German citizens who are unable to return because of the conflict in the Middle East, the government said on Monday. About 30,000 German tourists are currently stranded on cruise ships, in hotels or at closed airports. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said the foreign ministry is seeking to charter planes at public expense to evacuate vulnerable people,

SPA Riyadh, February 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call today from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the Saudi Press Agency reported. They discussed developments in the region amid a military escalation and its implications for regional and international security. The call also addressed Iranian attacks targeting Saudi Arabia and other countries.

SPA RIYADH, February 4, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported. An official reception ceremony was held for the German chancellor, followed by an official talks session, according to the report. The talks reviewed bilateral relations, areas of cooperation and op

SPA Riyadh, February 3, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia hosted the 21st session of the Saudi-German Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation on Monday, chaired by Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katharina Reiche, with government representatives from both countries attending. The meeting reviewed ways to expand cooperation in energy, industry and investment,

SABN BERLIN, January 14, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – German authorities have advised airlines to avoid Iranian airspace amid ongoing unrest across the country and the potential use of “anti-aviation weaponry”. The directive, effective from Jan. 14 through Feb. 10, recommends that airlines do not enter the Tehran Flight Information Region, citing an “escalating conflict”.