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The western city of Frankfurt on the Main River is the fifth-largest city in Germany, with around 700,000 inhabitants. It's one of the world's most important financial centers and a key industry and trade fair location.

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Omar Marmoush celebrating scoring against Slavia Prague in Europa League action.

Omar Marmoush: The Bundesliga – and Egypt's – next big star

Mo Salah's Egyptian teammate Omar Marmoush has gone from largely unkown to one of the Bundesliga's hottest commodities.
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A woman speaks in a megaphone amid a crowd of people, some of whom are wearing crowns.

Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Adult fiction booming

This year has seen record attendance at the festival. 'Romantasy' and 'Dark College' top the list of popular genres.
LiteratureOctober 20, 202401:29 min
A Vistara Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in Frankfurt

Bomb threat on X forces Indian plane to land in Frankfurt

The Indian carrier Vistara was previously targeted in September by a bomb threat left in a plane toilet.
CrimeOctober 19, 2024
Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize 2024 for her novel about so-called 'love scammers'

German Book Prize for Martina Hefter

Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize 2024 for her novel about so-called 'love scammers'.
CultureOctober 19, 202402:09 min
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Author Igiaba Scego explores Italy's colonial past in Africa

In her writing, Igiaba Scego tells of Italy's repressed colonial past.
CultureOctober 19, 202404:39 min
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Literature Special — the power of words

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CultureOctober 19, 202426:04 min
The poster for the first Frankfurt Book Fair in 1949: It reads Frankfurter Buchmesse in blue and red letters.

75 years of Frankfurt Book Fair: World stage for protests

The Cold War and Iran's fatwa on Rushdie had an impact on the book fair, which opens with a controversy from Italy.
LiteratureOctober 16, 2024
Autor Roberto Saviano points while talking in Turin, Italy.

Italy's spotlight at Frankfurt Book Fair sparks controversy

As guest of honor of the book fair, Italy has prompted fury by not inviting anti-Mafia author Roberto Saviano.
Freedom of SpeechOctober 16, 2024
Picture of a book cover by German author Martina Hefter.

Martina Hefter wins 2024 German Book Prize

Hefter won with her story of a woman caring for her ill husband while chatting online with a Nigerian love scammer.
LiteratureOctober 15, 2024
Temporary flood walls set up in Frankfurt an der Oder ahead of an anticipated flood

German border city prepares for flood

Frankfurt an der Oder, the German city on the river that marks the border with Poland, is getting ready for a flood.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 20, 2024
A competitor gallops around the course at Germany first hobby horsing championship in Frankfurt/Main.

Germany hosts its first hobby horsing championship

In Frankfurt, hundreds of young riders are taking part in Germany's first hobby horsing championship.
SportsSeptember 15, 202401:32 min
Passengers wal away from the Vistara plane on Erzurum airport.

Flight from India to Germany grounded over false bomb threat

A paper with the words "bomb on board" was found in the lavatory of the Frankfurt-bound Vistara plane.
Cars and TransportationSeptember 7, 2024
A view of police cars parked on a runway at Frankfurt Airport

Climate protest halts Frankfurt flights

Activists broke through a fence and glued themselves to the tarmac at one of Europe's busiest travel hubs.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 25, 202401:43 min
A climate protester is carried off by police

Germany's Last Generation aims to revive climate protests

Climate activists have brought Germany's busiest airport to a standstill, in a bid to give their cause new momentum.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 25, 2024
Police and emergency vehicles stand on a runway at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, July 25, 2024, after a few climate activists glued themselves to the ground

Frankfurt airport: Climate activists stop scores of flights

The protest at Germany's largest airport against fossil fuels resulted in the cancellation of more than 100 flights.
TravelJuly 25, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden shake hands in the Oval Office

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PoliticsJuly 25, 202402:45 min
Protesters are seen removing the Pakistan flag from the country's consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 21, 2024

Pakistan complains over flag removal at Frankfurt consulate

The foreign minister said Islamabad had protested to Germany's government after protesters stole the Pakistani flag.
CrimeJuly 21, 2024
Barbed wire fence in front of the Hesse state police headquarters

Germany arrests 3 suspected foreign spies

Three men from Ukraine, Armenia and Russia have been detained in the latest spying case to hit Germany.
CrimeJune 21, 2024
A plane flying above Frankfurt Airport

WWII bomb at Frankfurt Airport detonated safely

The phosphorus bomb dating back to the Second World War was found by construction workers on the airport's grounds.
TravelJune 7, 2024
Passengers with luggage waiting near a Lufthansa check-in terminal at Munich Airport during a strike action.on March 7, 2024.

Germany: Lufthansa faces fresh strike from different union

The UFO trade union called on cabin crews to strike on Tuesday and Wednesday, the second to hit Lufthansa in days.
PoliticsMarch 9, 2024
Passengers walk through a terminal at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany

Strike forces Frankfurt Airport closure to departing flights

Germany's largest international airport will be closed to departing passengers on Thursday due to strike action.
TravelMarch 6, 2024
An as yet unlit sign saying Happy Ramadan in central Frankfurt

Germany: Ramadan lights to go up in Frankfurt for first time

The German city of Frankfurt will celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan by illuminating a main high street.
ReligionMarch 6, 2024
The Frankfurt skyline

Frankfurt to host new EU anti-money laundering agency

The German financial hub beat eight other cities vying to host the bloc's Anti-Money Laundering Authority.
PoliticsFebruary 22, 2024
Canceled flights at Frankfurt Airport after another protest action by Verdi

Lufthansa strike paralyzes German airports again

A second round of industrial action this month has affected 100,000 passengers at German airports.
SocietyFebruary 20, 2024
A Euro-sculpture and the European Central Bank (ECB)

ECB keeps key eurozone interest rates steady

While inflation is easing in much of Europe, it still exceeds the ECB's 2% target.
PoliticsJanuary 25, 2024
A passenger plane being deiced on the runway at Munich International Airport prior to takeoff. January 17, 2024.

Snow and ice warnings cripple Munich, Frankfurt airports

Severe snow and freezing rain warnings are in effect for most of the south and west of Germany.
TravelJanuary 17, 2024
Police in Berlin

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Berlin authorities, on high alert after unrest the previous year, reported a return to a more "normal New Year's Eve."
CrimeJanuary 1, 2024
Police gather outside Eintracht Frankfurt's stadium

German fans and police clash again as Euro 2024 looms

More than 200 people were hurt in violent scenes during a Bundesliga game in Frankfurt on Saturday. What does it mean?
SportsNovember 28, 2023
People walk through the Frankfurt airport.

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Book illustration showing a shoe carriage shooting at frogs holding an umbrella.

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ConflictsNovember 2, 2023
A view of Frankfurt Hauptwache U-Bahn station

Germany: 'Functional' grenade found in Frankfurt subway

CCTV footage showed a masked man "acting suspiciously," but it is not believed an attack was imminent.
CrimeNovember 1, 2023
Rachel Stewart sits outside at a table on a sunny day. She holds a glass of white wine in her hand and more glasses as well as bottles of white wine lined up on the table.

German road trip: Discovering the western side

In a four part series, Euromaxx explores the regions of Germany. This time, it's off to western Germany.
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Salman Rushdie gestures while giving a speech

Salman Rushdie receives prestigious German Peace Prize

The jury said Salman Rushdie was chosen for "his indomitable spirit" and "for his affirmation of life."
LiteratureOctober 22, 2023
Landscape in Slovenia. A lake with an island in its center surrounded by mountains

Touring Slovenia's literary landscape

The literary scene in Slovenia, guest of honor at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, has many strong voices.
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Salman Rushdie at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the German novel of the year, and a trip to Slovenia.
CultureOctober 21, 202326:06 min
A man with a patch on his glasses stares back at the came

Salman Rushdie: 'Writers have no armies'

After surviving a brutal knife attack, the Indian-British author is at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where DW met him.
LiteratureOctober 19, 2023
Author Drago Jancar. A man with a gray shirt and hair stares ahead.

Drago Jancar puts Slovenia on the literary map

As the Frankfurt Book Fair celebrates Slovenia, DW spoke to Drago Jancar about his new novel, and an unresolved past.
LiteratureOctober 18, 2023
Slavoj Zizek giving a speech at the Frankfurter Buchmesse.

Israel-Hamas war impacts Frankfurt Book Fair

Different publishers from predominantly Muslim countries are withdrawing from the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany.
LiteratureOctober 18, 2023
very high presentation of books at the Frankfurt Book fair.

Frankfurt Book Fair postpones award for Palestinian author

Hamas' terror attacks on Israel are overshadowing the book fair. The event honoring Adania Shibli has been called off.
LiteratureOctober 13, 2023
Fußball Bundesliga I Augustine Okocha (Frankfurt)

Jay-Jay Okocha's legendary Bundesliga goal recreated

Thirty years after Jay-Jay Okocha's wonder strike for Frankfurt, the goal has been recreated in his home country.
SoccerSeptember 13, 202300:55 min
Lightning in Frankfurt am Main

Germany: Flooding disrupts flights at Frankfurt Airport

The deluge on the runway meant some people were unable to disembark from planes that had already landed.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 17, 2023
A soldier patrols the government palace area in Guinea-Bissau

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PoliticsJuly 11, 2023
Leipzig's Willi Orban lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates

German Cup: Historic feat cements Leipzig's elite status

Leipzig's German Cup title defense caps off Marco Rose's revival and cements their place among Germany's elite.
SoccerJune 4, 2023
A German ambulance

Germany: Teen declared brain dead after soccer brawl

The teen incurred "life-threatening" injuries during a fight at a soccer match. A 16-year-old has been detained.
CrimeMay 30, 2023
Roger Waters holding a microphone on stage in front of bug red letters.

Roger Waters performs minus Nazi-style uniform in Frankfurt

Controversial Pink Floyd co-founder slightly modified his Frankfurt show, while hundreds gathered to protest against it.
MusicMay 30, 2023
City view of Berlin

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TravelMay 30, 202310 images
A police blue light

German police nab stripper with 'deceptively realistic' gun

Police in Frankfurt collared a male stripper dressed US police uniform and wielding a "deceptively realistic" toy gun.
SocietyMay 29, 2023
File photo: a selection of newspapers at a newsstand in Geramny, with several Turkish publications visible among the selection.

Raid on Turkish journalists in Germany angers Ankara

Turkey has summoned Germany's ambassador after police raids against government-friendly journalists based in Germany.
PoliticsMay 17, 2023
Fußball | DFB-Pokal Halbfinale | VfB Stuttgart vs. Eintracht Frankfurt | Jubel Frankfurt

'We can do finals': Frankfurt win chance to rescue season

Eintracht Frankfurt have endured a year to forget. But they could still rescue their season by winning the German Cup.
SoccerMay 4, 2023