Posts Tagged ‘bundestag’

Musical chairs: Germany’s FDP to swap Bundestag seats with outgoing CDU

The seating in Germany’s Bundestag will have to be rearranged after MPs complained about sitting next to the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) — members of the new German coalition — had previously occupied the right-side edge of the Bundestag. But after the AfD won seats in 2017, the […]

How racist abuse halted a Syrian refugee’s run for seat in the Bundestag

Tareq Alaows’ candidacy for the Bundestag was meant to be historic. He was hoping to be the first Syrian refugee elected to Germany’s parliament. Instead, a torrent of racist abuse and threats forced him to end his campaign after less than two months. His experience has led to demands for stronger protections for minority candidates […]

Germany charges man with passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia

Germany has charged a man with espionage for allegedly passing information on the country’s parliament to Russia. Federal prosecutors say the suspect, identified only as Jens F., had sent details and floor plans of the Bundestag building to Russian military intelligence. The individual reportedly worked for a company that had been repeatedly contracted to carry […]

German spy chief: Decision on whether to use ‘hacked data’ in Bundestag elex will be made in Kremlin

German intel finds no proof of Russian ‘disinformation ops’ against Berlin – govt source “All in all, I can say that our counterparts are trying to generate information that may be used for disinformation or influence campaigns. It’s a political question whether they will try to do so,” Hans-Georg Maassen, chief of Germany’s Office for […]

Israeli PM under fire after proposing hawkish far-right leader Lieberman to head defense

Lieberman served as Israeli foreign minister from 2009 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2015. He currently chairs a right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party and is known for his controversial proposals. For example,  Lieberman wants to “cut off heads” of Arab-Israelis not “loyal” to Israel, bomb Egypt’s Aswan dam, and offer Israeli towns with large Arab […]

8 Secrets to Living Beyond 100 from the World’s Healthiest People

Christina Sarich, StaffWaking Times In a lost kingdom high in the Himalayan mountains, at one of the extreme northern points of India, bordering Kashmir, China and Afghanistan live a people with incredible secrets for longevity – the Hunzas. Pronounced hoon-zas, they are not a society of mythical legend, but real people […]

8 Secrets to Living Beyond 100 from the World’s Healthiest People

Christina Sarich, StaffWaking Times In a lost kingdom high in the Himalayan mountains, at one of the extreme northern points of India, bordering Kashmir, China and Afghanistan live a people with incredible secrets for longevity – the Hunzas. Pronounced hoon-zas, they are not a society of mythical legend, but real people […]

8 Secrets to Living Beyond 100 from the World’s Healthiest People

Christina Sarich, StaffWaking Times In a lost kingdom high in the Himalayan mountains, at one of the extreme northern points of India, bordering Kashmir, China and Afghanistan live a people with incredible secrets for longevity – the Hunzas. Pronounced hoon-zas, they are not a society of mythical legend, but real people […]

8 Secrets to Living Beyond 100 from the World’s Healthiest People

Christina Sarich, StaffWaking Times In a lost kingdom high in the Himalayan mountains, at one of the extreme northern points of India, bordering Kashmir, China and Afghanistan live a people with incredible secrets for longevity – the Hunzas. Pronounced hoon-zas, they are not a society of mythical legend, but real people […]