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Saudi Foreign Minister: 'I Don't Think World War III Is Going To Happen in Syria'

In an interview, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir expresses his continued support for regime change in Syria and his desire for rebels to be supplied with anti-aircraft missiles that could shift the balance of power in the war. Interview Conducted By Samiha Shafy and Bernhard Zand more... [ Comment ]

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The Integration PuzzleWhat a Million Refugees Mean for Everyday Life

More than a million refugees are now living in Germany. The next task is to integrate them. SPIEGEL spoke with dozens of experts and people working in the field about the everyday challenges the influx means for the country. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

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Putin vs. ErdoganNATO Concerned over Possible Russia-Turkey Hostilities

In Syria, the danger of a war between Turkey and Russia is on the rise. Officials in Berlin are worried that the situation could become an uncomfortable test case for NATO while Moscow seems intent on sowing divisions within the alliance. more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Turkey and Russia Ratchet Up Tensions

Yesterday at 06:50 PM from barney.biggs.1: Russian is not sowing anything. How Turkey ever was taken into NATO in the first place is a...more...

The War of Western FailuresHopes for Syria Fall with Aleppo

The siege of Aleppo is a humanitarian catastrophe on a dramatic scale -- and a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has seized on the Syrian civil war to expose an impotent West and show his own geopolitical muscle. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 02:48 PM from wilson718632: There is not a shred of hard evidence to support the claims made in this article which attributes...more...

Paris SurvivorsHealing the Scars of Bataclan

Three months ago, a trio of Islamist terrorists stormed the Bataclan theater in Paris and slaughtered 90 people. Those who survived are still struggling to come to terms with what happened that night. By Julia Amalia Heyer and Petra Truckendanner more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Coming to Terms with Terror

02/16/2016 from robertbudtxu: When a country, even one as beautiful and stable as France, invites in large numbers of foreign... more...

Turkish-German PactEU Split by Merkel's Refugee Plan

Angela Merkel has held six meetings with the Turkish government in the hopes of forging a solution to the refugee crisis. But with most of the leverage in Ankara, progress has been slow. Worse yet, Berlin's plan has split the EU into two rival camps. By Horand Knaup, Peter Müller, René Pfister and Christoph Schult more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Merkel's Crucible

02/17/2016 from roxanne_chester: I thought there was an agreement that NATO countries would start patrolling the waters between... more...

Children of the PKKThe Growing Intensity of Turkey's Civil War

The civil war is escalating in southeastern Turkey, with the government pledging to stamp out militant Kurds. Young Kurds, who used to hurl stones and Molotov cocktails, are now fighting on the front lines in several cities. By Katrin Kuntz, Onur Burçak Belli and Emin Oezmen (photos) more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Young Kurds Fighting in Turkish Civil War

Yesterday at 05:16 PM from pl1405: In 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus supposedly to ‘help’ the Turkish Cypriots who were only 18% of the...more...

Italian Foreign Minister Gentiloni'The Toughest Crisis in EU History'

Italy is adament that the rest of the European Union must do its part to solve the refugee crisis. In an interview with SPIEGEL, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni discusses his hopes for a redistribution scheme and his concern Schengen may be doomed. Interview Conducted by Walter Mayrmore... [ Comment ]

02/15/2016 from spon-facebook-1345096233: He speaks like the EU is a good thing, it isn't. Also "We need to move forward, from the...more...

Closing the Balkan RouteWill Greece Become a Refugee Bottleneck?

With EU officials considering border closures along the Balkan refugee route, Greece is worried that it will become overwhelmed by migrants. The EU has chastised Greece for not securing its external border, but failings can be found in Brussels too. By Giorgos Christides, Juliane von Mittelstaedt, Peter Müller and Maximilian Popp more... [ Comment ]

02/10/2016 from eugenefine0: A very good article. Extremely alarming. This is the inevitable prospect facing EU citizens in... more...

Refugee DebateThe Shrillest Are Gaining the Upper Hand

Opponents of Angela Merkel's refugee policies act as if the country were on the verge of collapse. Their tone is so shrill it has created a climate in which people just shrug their shoulders as the government takes steps to dramatically curb asylum-seekers' rights. A Commentary by Maximilian Popp more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 01:07 PM from hpdietz: After 35 years of reading the Spiegel regularly I stopped in September of last year, realising that...more...

Interview with Football Leaks'Football Is a Paradise for Corruption'

For months now, the whistleblower platform Football Leaks has been posting player contracts and other official documents from the world of international soccer on its website. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, "John" explains their motivations. Interview Conducted by Rafael Buschmann and Michael Wulzinger more... [ Comment ]

Football Leaks: Whistleblower Exposes Top Players' Contracts

02/09/2016 from 'Nother-Son-'O-UrsusRexx: Re: "...He's the spokesperson for the whistleblower platform Football Leaks, which has been... more...

The Hate PreachersInside Germany's Dangerous New Populist Party

The Alternative for Germany was born as an anti-euro movement. But it has since positioned itself far to the populist right. Despite its efforts at maintaining respectability, the party's extremist flank is wide open. more... [ Comment ]

02/18/2016 from les.fergus: Der Spiegel your reputation is going over the cliff edge with every article like this one , stop... more...

Football LeaksWhistleblower Exposes Top Players' Contracts

Online whistleblower Football Leaks has attracted global attention for publishing the contracts of stars like Germany's Mesut Özil. For its latest exposés, the platform has provided SPIEGEL with access to around 60 documents that contain new revelations such as the annual salary paid by Real Madrid to Toni Kroos. By Rafael Buschmann and Michael Wulzinger more... [ Comment ]

02/08/2016 from dtechba: How do you not know player salaries? In the USA professional sports salary negotiations are... more...