Guido Westerwelle

BERLIN  — Germany's government confirmed on Sunday that the Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle held a rare meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud…

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran freed two German journalists arrested four months ago in connection with a highly publicized stoning case, and Germany's foreign…

UNITED NATIONS — Germany's foreign minister welcomed the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday as a "historical development,"…

BERLIN – The Netherlands froze diplomatic relations with Iran last month because of the execution of Zahra Bahrami a Dutch-Iranian woman, and on…

BERLIN – The social and political unrest unfolding in Egypt overshadowed German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit last week to Israel. While in Israel…

MUNICH — European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Saturday that the Quartet of Mideast peacemakers can't be distracted from their…

■ MULTIPLE BIRTHS seem to be in fashion lately. It is amazing how many twin strollers one sees in the streets. In some families there are even two…

■ FOR KIWIS living in Israel, Waitangi Day commemorating the signing on February 6, 1840, of the Treaty of Waitangi, is as much a national holiday as…

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said Egyptian authorities must accelerate their political reforms, suggesting that violent scenes…

Following comments from several EU countries and the US in regards to the future of the Mubarak regime, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry responded by…

An urgent EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels to deal with the crisis in the Arab world led German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle to arrive…

BERLIN – Emmanuel Nahshon, the deputy chief of mission for the Israeli Embassy, criticized what he said was the planned promotion of German-Iranian…

CAIRO— Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests. Beefed up…

BERLIN — Germany has sent a deputy foreign minister to Iran as part of efforts to secure the release of two journalists detained there since…

BERLIN  — Germany's foreign minister criticzed Greece's decision to support a claim for compensation for a World War II Nazi massacre. Residents of…

Germany's foreign minister criticized Greece's decision to support a claim for compensation for a World War II Nazi massacre, but said Thursday that…

BERLIN – The mass circulation Bild am Sonntag newspaper jump-started a solidarity media campaign on Sunday to call for the release of two German…

BERLIN  — German politicians, businessmen and sports celebrities have demanded the release of two German journalists who were detained in Iran in…

BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle summoned Ambassador Ali Reza Sheikh Attar earlier this week because of Iran’s refusal to grant…

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have approved a visit between two detained German journalists and family members, state media reported Monday, and…