Dresden

Germany

Police recover items from daring German €113m gold and diamond heist

Prosecutors and police said in a statement that they secured 31 items in Berlin overnight, including several pieces that appear to be complete.

17/12/2022

Germany

Hostage situation in Dresden involving gunman has ended: German police

A hostage situation in a Dresden shopping mall has ended, according to the city’s police.

10/12/2022

Germany

Six men on trial for stealing jewels worth €113m from Dresden museum

Prosecutors said those accused of stealing the gems, which have never been recovered, belong to an organised crime family known as the "Remmo clan".

28/01/2022

Germany

Culprit is anybody's gas as balloon causes blackout in Germany

Police are appealing for information after a foil balloon caused a power outage around the eastern city of Dresden.

14/09/2021

Germany

Six men charged in Germany over 2019 Dresden museum heist

Searches have so far failed to find the missing jewels.

02/09/2021

Germany

Man convicted of deadly homophobic attack on couple in Dresden

A Syrian national has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing two gay men in Dresden last year, killing one and seriously injuring his partner in an attack that prosecutors said was motivated by anti-LGBT Islamic extremist beliefs.

21/05/2021

Germany

Fifth suspect arrested in Germany over Dresden jewellery heist

A 22-year-old man was detained in Berlin on suspicion of the high-profile gang theft of 18th-century from Dresden's Green Vault Museum in November 2019.

18/05/2021

Germany

Dresden museum heist: raids and arrests in major police operation

The large operation— which resulted in traffic restrictions across Berlin on Tuesday — comes a year after the November 25 theft of priceless 18th-century jewels from Dresden's Gruenes Geweolbe, or Green Vault Museum.

17/11/2020

Germany

Dresden declares 'Nazi emergency' over far-right threat

The German city has seen the rise of extremism in recent years and was the birthplace of Pegida.

04/11/2019

No Comment

Zebra races through German city after escaping from circus

Four zebras escaped from a Christmas circus and were seen racing through Dresden, Germany on Monday (December 17) before being caught by police, German media reported.

18/12/2018

World

Pegida demonstations outnumbered by anti-Pegida demonstrators

Thousands of supporters of the Anti-Islam and Anti-Immigration group PEGIDA have marched in the German city of Dresden this weekend but they were outnumbered by counter-protesters.

22/10/2018

Germany

Explained: The far-right protests in Chemnitz

Germany’s top security official has offered to send police reinforcement to Saxony authorities after violence erupted at Monday's clashes between far-right demonstrators and counterprotesters in the eastern city of Chemnitz.

28/08/2018

Business Planet

Supercharging the future

Business Planet travels to Germany to meet experts and entrepreneurs revolutionsing the way we store energy.

23/03/2018

Germany

Dresden marks World War II bombings

The strikes by Britain's Royal Air Force decimated the city, just months before the end of the Second World War.

14/02/2018

Syria

Raqqa bombing was 'barbaric' - Russia

Officials say the city has been carpet-bombed in the same way the US and Britain bombed the German city of Dresden in 1945.

22/10/2017

Germany

Dresden: Syrian anti-was sculpture faces wrath of far-right protesters

An anti-war sculpture by a Syrian-born artist has provoked protests by far-right supporters in the German city of Dresden.

08/02/2017

Germany

Two bombs explode in Dresden

One device was at a mosque, the second at an international conference centre in the east German city. No one has been hurt.

27/09/2016

Musica

Rising maestro enchants Dresden

Dresden is a unique venue and has seen many a mesmerising concert.

09/06/2016

Germany

Pegida 'anti-Islamisation' group in fresh bid for British backing

Britain is set to host fresh ‘anti-Islamisation’ protests after a former far-right leader helped to re-launch a Pegida offshoot in the country

04/12/2015

Germany

PEGIDA rallies against refugees in Dresden

Several thousand people have gathered in Dresden to protest against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plans to take in refugees. The anti-migrant group

06/10/2015