Major news items in leading German newspapers
Xinhua, August 26, 2016 Adjust font size:
The following are the major news items in leading German newspapers on Friday.
Frankfurter Allgemeine
-- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the security in Europe was "under threat" and would push a restart of arms control.
Frankfurter Rundschau
-- The domestic security agency in German federal state Hesse has started to inspect the "German-Islamic club association in Rhine-Main areas". It is estimated that around one third of club members from the association are extremists or influenced by extremism, according to the interior minister of Hesse.
Die Tageszeitung
-- German legislators from SPD party and Die Gruene party wanted the evacuation of Germany's armed forces from Incirlik air base in Turkey, while the federal defense minister Ursula von der Leyen has been in favor of the stay. Endit