Saudi Arabia bans commercial use of symbols and logos of other countries    Several US states move to eliminate high school graduation exam requirements    Saudi-French Ministerial Committee agree to work together to upgrade bilateral partnership for AlUla    Saudi Music Commission launches MusicAI global platform for learning and teaching music    Israeli airstrikes target Beirut's southern suburbs    Fire at hospital in India kills 10 infants; investigation underway    Xi Jinping: Efforts to block economic cooperation are 'backpedaling'    Residents of several towns in Victoria, Australia ordered to evacuate due to bushfires    Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson in lackluster showdown at Dallas Cowboys' home    Spectacular opening of the 2024 Thailand International Mega Fair in Riyadh    Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during final face-off    South Africa's Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant    Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event    Riyadh lights up as Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez dazzle at Elie Saab's 45th-anniversary celebration    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Mohammed Al-Habib Real Estate Co. sets Guinness World Record with largest continuous concrete pour    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    South Korean actor Song Jae Lim found dead at 39    Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn    Saudi Champion Saeed Al-Mouri scores notable feat in Radical World Championship in Abu Dhabi with support from Bin-Shihon Group    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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German top court rejects bid to ban far-right party
Germany's highest court on Tuesday threw out a bid to ban the far-right NPD party, arguing that the xenophobic fringe outfit is too insignificant to spell a real threat to the democratic order. "The request has been rejected," said Federal (...)

18 - 01 - 2017
German high court delivers limited win for surrogate parenthood
Germany's high court partially declared surrogate parenthood legal Friday, watering down a rule that prohibits women from offering their wombs to bring a couple's child to term, dpa reported. The case was won by two gay men who had retained a woman (...)

19 - 12 - 2014
Economist criticizes ECB in German court hearing
A leading German economist, Hans-Werner Sinn, told a German court Wednesday that the European Central Bank's policy of buying government bonds to defend the euro risked creating more debt, dpa reported. It will take the German Constitutional Court (...)

12 - 06 - 2013
Germany expands military powers
Restrictions on the German military have been relaxed, allowing it to use weapons in civilian situations in extreme cases, UPI quoted the German high court as ruling. The court, with judicial review power similar to that of the U.S. Supreme Court, (...)

17 - 08 - 2012
Top German court blocks fast-track German approval for bailouts
AlHijjah 1, 1432, Oct 28, 2011, SPAGermany's top court on Friday told the government it should stop relying on a selected group of lawmakers to obtain fast-track approval of eurozone bailout funds, dpa reported. Worried that interventions by the (...)

28 - 10 - 2011
Germany charges Rwandans over Congolese atrocities
Germany has charged two Rwandan nationals with crimes against humanity and war crimes carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as membership of a terrorist organization, the Federal Prosecution Agency announced Friday according to (...)

17 - 12 - 2010
Germans take government to court over data retention
Germany"s Constitutional Court plans to review in detail whether the government has the right to see the last six months of people"s telephone-calling and e-mailing history, a top judge said Tuesday, according to dpa. Lawyers appeared before (...)

15 - 12 - 2009
German police quiz four alleged Chinese "spies"
German police have searched the homes of four alleged Chinese spies in Munich, federal prosecutors said Tuesday, according to dpa. A spokesman in Karlsruhe confirmed the quartet were under investigation for espionage. Germany"s Foreign (...)

24 - 11 - 2009
German high court tightens internet copyright law
Germany"s high court issued a ruling today that tightens copyright restrictions on the internet, awarding damages against a company which runs a site that swaps food recipes, dpa reported. Under German internet law, owners of community websites (...)

13 - 11 - 2009
German police arrest man in Iran missile effort inquiry
German police have arrested a man and are investigating two others in connection with the export of a high- technology furnace to help Iran's missile builders, federal prosecutors said Saturday, according to dpa. They said Mohsen A, aged 52, had (...)

17 - 10 - 2009
ELBARADEI URGES REFORM OF U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL
THE HEAD OF THE U.N. NUCLEAR WATCHDOG AGENCY ON SATURDAY CALLED FOR THE REFORM AND EXPANSION OF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL, SAYING ITS ENGAGEMENT IN MAINTAINING WORLD PEACE AND SECURITY IS OFTEN INADEQUATE, SELECTIVE OR AFTER THE FACT, AP (...)

25 - 03 - 2006
German court scraps law on downing hijacked planes
A law allowing the German air force to shoot down errant planes to prevent a suicide attack is against the constitution and must be scrapped, the country's highest court ruled on Wednesday. The German law, drawn up two years after the suicide (...)

15 - 02 - 2006
Germany's Social Democrats elect eastern governor as new chairman
Germany's Social Democrats on Tuesday elected Matthias Platzeck, a state governor from the formerly communist east, as their new chairman, bringing a younger face to the party as it heads into a conservative-led government, reported AP today. A (...)

15 - 11 - 2005
German court rejects EU constitution challenge
Germany's highest court rejected on Thursday a legal challenge to the country's ratification of the European Union constitution, clearing the way for parliament to vote on the charter in May, Reuters repoted here today. Peter Gauweiler, a member of (...)

17 - 04 - 2005
Germany rejects call for Rumsfeld war crimes probe
Germany's federal prosecutor on Thursday rejected calls to investigate allegations that U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was guilty of war crimes over the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal. The ruling came ahead of a European security conference in (...)

10 - 02 - 2005
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