Showing posts with label Munich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Munich. Show all posts

Saturday, February 19, 2022

World Leaders Gather in Munich to Avert Russia-Ukraine War

Feb 19, 2022 • Heavy fire in the east of Ukraine today has killed two soldiers, a reminder that the country has long been in a permanent state of war.

At the same time, there were increasingly stern words for President Putin from the world leaders gathered in Munich.

Ukraine's president was there to appeal for support, urging them to impose sanctions now before it is too late and warning that the world needs to learn the "terrible lessons from history".


Monday, February 18, 2019

Mike Pence Met With Silence; Angela Merkel Hammers President Donald Trump | Morning Joe | MSNBC


While speaking at the 55th Munich Security Conference, VP Mike Pence was met with silence after mentioning President Trump. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized the Trump administration's foreign policies.

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Is the Honeymoon Over? Oksana Talks to Konstantin Kosachev, Russian Senator


The first European outing of the Trump team at the Munich Security Conference has left everybody wanting. The US allies - jittery over Trump's campaign pledges - weren't reassured by the lukewarm expressions of solidarity, while the Russians - hopeful of a new beginning - didn't hear much to support it. What is the Trump administration up to? To explore this, Oksana is joined by member of the Russian Parliament and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, Konstantin Kosachev.

Monday, February 20, 2017

Amanpour's Full Interview with Iran's Javad Zarif


Christiane Amanpour speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany.

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Munich Security Conference Ends with Opposing Views on the Middle East


The final day of the annual Munich security conference has been spent hearing speeches painting radically different pictures of the Middle East and its conflicts.

The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia - along with Israel's defence minister - have all spoken and the landscape has changed dramatically.

Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports from Munich.


Sen. John McCain Hits Out at Trump in Speech


Mike Pence: "Radical Islamic Terrorism Has Fixated On The Destruction Of Western Civilization!"


Saturday, February 18, 2017

Merkel to Security Summit: Islam Is Not the Source of Terror


THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: German chancellor tells Munich conference that Muslim clergy must fight back against ‘false’ reading of their religion

The Islamic faith is not the cause of terrorism, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday, and urged members of the Muslim clergy to fight back against a “false” interpretation of the religion that permits acts of violence to be carried out in its name.

Arguing for Muslim states to cooperate with the rest of the world to stamp out terror, the chancellor told an international security conference in Munich that this is the only way to persuade non-Muslims that the religion is one of peace. » | Times of Israel Staff and Agencies | Saturday, February 18, 2017

Merkel: 'Islam Is Not the Source of Terrorism'


AL JAZEERA: Both Merkel and US Vice President Mike Pence attend key security conference in Munich with Russia high on the agenda.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Islam is not the source of "terrorism" and that cooperating with predominantly Muslim states in the fight against it is vital.

Merkel, who has been critical of US President Donald Trump's attempt to impose a temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, was speaking on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, with US Vice President Mike Pence in the audience.

"I think, those countries, first and foremost have to give a contribution. Because only in this way we would be able to convince people that it is not Islam that is the source of terrorism. But a falsely understood Islam," she said.

"I expect from religious authorities of Islam to find strong language in order to delimitate peaceful Islam from terrorism committed in the name of Islam. We as non-Muslims cannot do this, it should be done by Islamic clergy and authorities," she added. » | Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies | Saturday, February 18, 2017

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Inside Story - How Did the Media Cover the Munich Attack?


Police report no links between ISIL and a gunman's 'night of horror' in a Munich shopping mall.

Are Extremist Attacks Becoming the New Normal?


July 22, 2016 - 4:37 - Reaction on 'Hannity' to shooting in Munich, Germany

Bill O'Reilly on the Rampage in Munich


'The O'Reilly Factor' examines the suspected terror attack and the impact on presidential politics

Munich Jihad Murderer Was 18-year-old Iranian Muslim


JIHAD WATCH: “The motive or explanation for this crime is completely unclear.” No, it isn’t. And as long as you keep telling yourselves that, you’re just inviting more attacks like this one. » | Roberts Spencer | Friday, July 22, 2016

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Germany: PEGIDA and AntiFa Supporters Clash in Munich


Several arrests were made after clashes erupted between PEGIDA-supporters and anti-PEGIDA counter-protesters in the Bavarian city of Munich, Monday, on the one-year anniversary rally of the Munich branch of PEGIDA.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Germany: PEGIDA Supporters March in Munich against Refugees


Around 3,000 PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West) supporters marched through the streets of Munich against refugees on Monday, as a small group of antifascists participated in a counter demonstration.

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Munich Fears Migrants and Beer Hunters May Not Mix Well at Oktoberfest


THE GUARDIAN: Officials keen to keep revellers away from Muslim refugees ‘who are not used to very drunk people in public’, but festival organisers say it’s an overreaction

Pedro Feiten, a Brazilian, is celebrating Oktoberfest and immigration in Munich this year, raising a glass to the difficult journeys that took his ancestors away from Germany nearly two centuries ago and are bringing others to the country today.

“Our relatives were fleeing war when they left Germany. The people coming here now are like we were then,” said Feiten, heading off in traditional Lederhosen bought especially for the beer-drinking festival, which starts on Saturday.

But not everyone in Munich thinks the city’s twin influx of tourists and refugees is so compatible. Many of the region’s top politicians have been worrying publicly about whether they can cope when the annual Oktoberfest kicks off in a city that has become one of the focal points of Europe’s migration crisis.

Tens of thousands of refugees have flooded into Munich since the start of the month when Angela Merkel effectively declared Germany’s borders open, sometimes more than 10,000 arriving in a single day on trains and buses. Mixing that pace of new arrivals with up to 6 million beer-drinking revellers who usually descend on the Bavarian capital for two weeks of festivities could cause tensions, regional interior minister Joachim Herrmann warned. » | Emma Graham-Harrison in Munich | Friday, September 18, 2015

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Friday, September 18, 2015

Comment Munich s’apprête à gérer sa Fête de la bière et l’arrivée de migrants


LE MONDE: En plein afflux de réfugiés en Bavière, la ville de Munich s’apprête à accueillir dès samedi 19 septembre et jusqu’au 4 octobre 6 millions de visiteurs pour sa traditionnelle Fête de la bière. Devant cette conjonction particulière, les autorités bavaroises ont décidé de prendre des mesures pour éviter tout débordement.

Pour la 182e édition de l’Oktoberfest, la police a prévu de séparer les buveurs de bière et les migrants, souvent musulmans, afin d’éviter le choc culturel et d’empêcher que la situation ne dégénère. « Ces demandeurs d’asile de pays musulmans ne sont pas habitués à rencontrer en public des gens extrêmement ivres, a déclaré le ministre de l’intérieur bavarois, Joachim Herrmann. Notre but est de séparer les différents groupes pour qu’aucune situation de conflit n’apparaisse. »

Si les nouveaux arrivants sont moins nombreux à Munich depuis la réintroduction de contrôles à la frontière autrichienne dimanche, où ils sont désormais pris en charge, les arrivées restent quotidiennes à la gare de la capitale bavaroise. » | Le Monde.fr avec AFP | vendredi 18 septembre 2015

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Munich at Limit of Capacity amid Refugee Surge, Say Police


THE GUARDIAN: President of Upper Bavaria reportedly unsure how city ‘can cope’ day after 12,200 refugees arrive in German city

Munich is at the limit of its capacity to welcome refugees arriving in Germany, police have said, a day after 12,200 asylum-seekers reached the city.

“We had a total of 12,200 refugees on Saturday ... today we’re expecting several hundreds. Given the numbers from yesterday, it is very clear that we have reached the upper limit of our capacity,” said a police spokesman.

“Our aim today would be to transport as many as possible out of here, to make place for new arrivals,” he added. » | Agence France-Presse | Sunday, September 13, 2015

BILD AM SONNTAG: „München ist voll“: Die Stadt München kann nicht mehr. Alle zwei Stunden steigen am Hauptbahnhof bis zu 500 Flüchtlinge aus einem Zug. Die meist jungen Männer werden im Gänsemarsch durch einen abgesperrten Korridor bis zur ersten Sammelstelle geführt. Helfer mit Mundschutz und Handschuhen drücken ihnen Wasser und Kekse in die Hand. » | Von T. Gautier, A. Hellemann, N. Mertens und B. Uhlenbroich | Sonntag, 13. September 2015