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“Germany needs skilled workers from abroad”
There is great hope for a better future after the fall of the Assad regime. He hopes that “doctors, pharmacists…
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Disinformation endangers democracy
By Ute KaiserThe parties in Germany are already preparing for the Bundestag elections on February 23, 2025. In November, the…
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How hijab and niqab affect the absorption of vitamin D
By Oula Mahfouz and Arne Schick1 Vitamin D is a crucial nutrient for the formation and maintenance of healthy bones…
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Where agriculture was invented and how it came to Europe
By Youssef Kanjou and Michael SeifertWe don’t know why and when humans decided to give up their lives as nomads…
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Back to Syria: The heart says go, the head screams stay
The journey on the completely overcrowded boat was a horror. In the sea between Turkey and Greece, 15-year-old Farzaneh Hassani…
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Ukrainians may stay longer in Germany
The residence permit for refugees from Ukraine will be automatically extended until March 4, 2026. This was announced by the…
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Syrian refugees safe for the time being
One day after the liberation of Syria from the Assad regime, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) in…
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Hold off on a trip to Syria
Many Syrian refugees would like to travel to their home country – for example to visit terminally ill relatives. If…
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About tuenews
tuenews INTERNATIONAL publishes two to five news items every day. These appear online at www.tuenews.de and on social media in…
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SWR at tuenews INTERNATIONAL
SWR aktuell Baden-Württemberg reported on tuenews INTERNATIONAL in its broadcast on December 18, 2024. Reporter Mia Zundel accompanied our colleague…
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Yalda night, a Persian festival
By Mostafa Elyasi Yalda Night, also known as “Night of the Chelle”, is one of the oldest and most important…
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The new www.tuenews.de now online
tuenews INTERNATIONAL will look different from December 18: In future, everyone will be able to choose their language and then…
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The tuenews team
tuenews INTERNATIONAL is supported by three groups of people:Around 20 former refugees work as authors. They identify relevant topics, help…
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Sednaya: The Syrian hell
By Oula Mahfouz and Youssef Kanjou Trigger warning: This text contains descriptions of physical and psychological violence. “If there had…
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From independence to liberation: the Syrian flags
By Oula Mahfouz On Sunday, December 8, 2024, Syrian people around the world celebrated the fall of the Assad regime.…
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Hate on the internet: Words become weapons
A young Syrian posted his joy at the fall of Assad on social media. The result: out of 635 reactions,…
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Too few workers in Germany without immigration
Germany will be dependent on immigration in the coming decades. This is the only way to meet the demand for…
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KreisBonusCard Junior: ideas for children’s birthday parties
If you are planning a birthday party for your children but don’t have enough space at home, you can rent…
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Syrian refugees: all pending asylum procedures stopped
All asylum applications from Syrians that have not yet been decided will be suspended in Germany. This was confirmed by…
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„Gute Stadt Tübingen“ takes third place in the Integration Prize
The city has awarded „Gute Stadt Tübingen“, an initiative by the Orthodox priest Alexei Volchkov from St. Petersburg, third place…
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Contemporary history live: Assad’s fall and a tuenews workshop
by Wolfgang Sannwald They didn’t sleep at all. Or only for a short time, with their cell phones next to…
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A Syrian find is the oldest alphabet in the world to date
By Youssef Kanjou Four incised clay tablets, each about four centimetres in size, could be the oldest alphabetic writing in…
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The parcel I ordered online has gone: what should I do?
I was really looking forward to receiving the goods I had ordered online. But there was no parcel at the…
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Footpaths must be passable in winter
In Germany, private individuals generally have to clear snow in winter and grit in icy conditions – most towns and…
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Naturalizations: Most of them come from Syria
More and more Syrians are being naturalized. In 2023, 75,500 men and women from this country received a German passport.…
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Xenophobia and hostility towards Muslims on the rise in Germany
In western Germany, approval of xenophobic statements has increased significantly and is thus approaching attitudes in the east. This is…
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Working in Germany: Hotline can help
What does a Syrian teacher have to do to be able to work in Germany? What exactly is an opportunity…
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Ammertalbahn ends in Tübingen
From mid-December, trains on the Ammertalbahn will only run between Tübingen and Herrenberg. Anyone wishing to travel to Bad Urach…
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How to become an election official?
The “traffic light coalition“ of SPD, Alliance 90/The Greens and FDP in Berlin has broken up. Currently, SPD and Greens…
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Be careful with mobile hunts: Autumn is the main season
Autumn is the main season for the so-called mobile hunting of deer and wild boar. In the hunting grounds, there…
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“A femicide almost every day”: more and more violence against women
By Ute Kaiser “Every three minutes, a woman or girl in Germany experiences domestic violence”: This was stated by Federal…
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BAföG grant to help you start your studies
From the winter semester 2024/25, those eligible for BAföG in Baden-Württemberg will have the opportunity to apply for a one-time…
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Deutschlandfunk visits tuenews
By Bernhard Kirschner ‘It’s great what you’re doing here.’ Katharina Thoms, a reporter for Deutschlandfunk, was impressed by the work…
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Preparing for the baby: Parents’ School at the Women’s Hospital
The Parents’ School of the Mother and Child Center at the University Women’s Hospital in Tübingen offers pregnant women and…
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New prices for D-Ticket in Tübingen / residential parking will become more expensive
The Deutschland-Ticket is secured nationwide at least until 2025. In addition to the SPD and the Greens, the CDU and…
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Holodomor Memorial Day: Mass Murder by Hunger
By Yana Rudenko Every year on the fourth Saturday of November, Ukraine commemorates the victims of the Holodomor – this…
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You have to drive with winter tires in winter
Winter is coming, so drivers are wondering whether they need to change from summer tires to winter tires. There is…
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The land of blackness is the land of palm trees
by Sameer Ibrahim Iraq is considered one of the countries with the most palm trees in the world, with around…
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German is (also) spoken in many Muslim families
The German language has become an integral part of the family language for the majority of parents from a Muslim…
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Prize for project with people’s stories
The Telar association has been awarded second place in the Tübingen Integration Prize. It can now use 1500 euros in…
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Prize for project with people’s stories
The Telar association has been awarded second place in the Tübingen Integration Prize. It can now use 1500 euros…
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Putting old clothes to new use
Your wardrobe is full of clothes. What can you do when some of them no longer fit or look good?…
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Asylum seekers will receive less money in 2025
As of January 1, 2025, benefits for asylum seekers in Germany will be reduced and they will receive less money…
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New speed limits in Tübingen: “speed cameras” active again
Speed cameras are being used in the city center of Tübingen to check whether the new speed limits are being…
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Event series “Brennpunkt Ukraine” starts with the film “Pulse”
On Wednesday, November 13, the Ukrainian film “Pulse” will be shown in Tübingen at 7 pm at Neckawa (formerly Freistil)…
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“The Dmitriev Case”: film and discussion in Tübingen
On Tuesday, November 12, at 7 pm, the documentary “The Dmitriev Case” will be shown at the Tübingen Kino Museum…
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Learning German for entry into the world of work
Professional language courses in German are offered to people with a migration background who can improve their chances on the…
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Foreign skilled workers experience bureaucracy and discrimination
In general, integration into the German labour market has been successful for skilled workers from so-called third countries, i.e.…