Germany will hold a national memorial service on Sunday for its nearly 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic, sharing the pain of grieving families and those who died alone because of Covid curbs.

German prosecutors said Friday they have charged a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp with complicity in the murders of 10,000 people, in the first such case in recent years against a female staff member.

The German government welcomed the opening of land and sea borders, as well as the airspace, between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The Federal Foreign Office of Germany welcomed His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani's announcement to hold elections for the Shura Council in October next year.

A 51-year-old man suspected of killing five people including a baby as his car tore through a busy shopping street in the German city of Trier has been remanded in police custody, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe's coronavirus nightmare, logged its one millionth case on Friday, as Russia announced a partnership with India to mass produce its controversial Sputnik vaccine.

German federal prosecutors have charged 12 alleged far-right conspirators suspected of planning ‘terrorist attacks’ on politicians, asylum-seekers and Muslims, security service sources told AFP Thursday.

German Health Minister Jens Spahn expects the European Commision to sign a purchase agreement with BioNTech and its partner Pfizer for its potential vaccine against Covid-19 "in the coming days."

Europe risks being hit with further waves of coronavirus infections next year, France's scientific council has warned, as the continent scrambles to cope with a second deadly spike in Covid-19 cases.

Germany is expected to unveil a strong rebound in GDP for the third quarter on Friday, but relief could be short-lived as the country stands on the brink of new shutdowns to contain a second coronavirus wave.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants state premiers on Wednesday to agree to close all restaurants and bars from Nov. 4 in a bid to curb coronavirus infections but keep schools and nurseries open, a draft resolution seen by Reuters showed.

Trade exchange between Qatar and Germany stood at $946mn in the first half of 2020, according to Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani, who participated in a virtual meeting ...