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Air Berlin pilot cleared after fly-by stunt at Dusseldorf airport

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Authorities have cleared an Air Berlin pilot who aborted his final landing at the last moment to make a low pass around a control tower. The federal agency which oversees air safety in Germany concluded the manoeuvre in Dusseldorf in October did not break rules. Videos showed the Airbus A330 from Miami, which had more than 200 people on board,Read more

Germany's Love Parade organisers

Düsseldorf - Muslimchronicle

Organisers of Germany's 2010 Love Parade went on trial on Friday for their alleged roles in the deaths of 21 young people during a catastrophic stampede at the popular street festival. Four staff members from the event company Lopavent and six officials from Duisburg city, in western Germany, face charges of negligent manslaughter and bodily harm over the disaster. ThirteenRead more

Tyson Fury 'will not apply' for new licence

Dusseldorf - Muslimchronicle

Tyson Fury appears to have announced his retirement again after revealing he will not apply for a new boxing licence. Fury has not fought for nearly two years since ending Wladimir Klitschko's world heavyweight title reign in Dusseldorf in November 2015. Having twice postponed rematches with Klitschko last year, the 29-year-old lost his boxing licence last October when he admittedRead more

High-stakes election for Germany's long-term unemployed

Dusseldorf - Muslimchronicle

Dozens of unemployed people troop into a church in the working-class Garath district of Duesseldorf, western Germany, each Friday to load up on donated food, a small gesture towards those left by the wayside in a booming economy. The number of people out of work has halved in Germany since 2005, but a core of around 900,000 who have beenRead more

Froome lands blow as Thomas claims yellow

DÃ¼sseldorf - Muslimchronicle

Chris Froome struck an early blow on his Tour de France rivals as his Sky team-mate Geraint Thomas won the opening stage in Dusseldorf on Saturday. It was a great day for Britain and Sky, as Thomas will wear the coveted leader's yellow jersey for the first time on Sunday. "I didn't really expect it, I didn't know what toRead more

6 injured in German train station axe attack, 2 suspects arrested

Berlin - ArabToday

A man armed with an axe mounted attack on people at the main train station in Germany's western city of Dusseldorf on Thursday, injuring six people, police said. Two suspects in relation to the attack have been arrested, police officers at the scene said, adding that among those who sustained injuries one was seriously injured. One attacker jumped out from theRead more

8,000 evacuated in German city after WWII bomb found

Berlin - Arab Today

Some 8,000 people were evacuated Thursday from homes, shops and offices in the western German city of Dusseldorf after an unexploded World War II bomb was uncovered, local authorities said. The 250-kilogramme (550-pound) dud explosive was found on Wednesday evening during construction works in the northern district of the city. A one-kilometer radius was sealed off, and several roads blocked,Read more

First charter flight from Germany lands in Luxor

Luxor - MENA

The first direct charter flight from Germany's Munich landed in Luxor Thursday with 150 German tourists on board. Three other flights from Germany are expected to reach the city later in the day from the international airports of Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Schenefeld with some 350 other German tourists on board. According to head of the public relations at Luxor InternationalRead more

Hundreds gather near Germanwings crash site to mark anniversary

La Vernet - Arab Today

Six hundred people will gather in a tiny village in the French Alps Thursday to mark one year since their loved ones died when a Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashed his plane into the mountainside. After a ceremony in the village of Le Vernet, about 80 of them will make a grueling pilgrimage to the crash site at an altitude ofRead more