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Tania Krämer has been reporting for DW from the Middle East for a number of years. Now, she has been awarded the Werner Holzer Prize, which honors the work of foreign correspondents.

With Mohamed ElBaradei's return to Egypt, demonstrations planned for after Friday prayers and the authorities' restriction of access to the Internet, the situation in Egypt is set to escalate over the weekend. Al-Masry Al-Youm assesses the significance of the protests on 25 January

The award-winning film "Min Dît" by the director Miraz Bezar tells the story of a Kurdish family against the background of the persecution of Kurds and the miserable lives of refugees in south-eastern Anatolia. Claudia Hennen reports

Russia is losing on the battlefield, but elsewhere events are moving in its president's favour.

As tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine, Germany faces fierce criticism for promisind to supply Kiev with medical supplies, but not weapons. Guests: Jessica Berlin (military expert), Alexander Rahr (Russia expert), Michael Thumann (Die Zeit)

Germany’s leading media outlets have been aggressively promoting war against Russia for days. The country’s political representatives are now also sharpening their tone.

From Walkout to Wipe Out Turkeys prime minister Erdogan walked out of the World Economic Forum in Davos in an argument over the Israeli military operation in Gaza – and received a heros welcome back home. A cheap triumph that could cost him and his country dearly, writes Kai Strittmatter Gesture of defiance: an angry Erdogan broke off a podium discussion with Peres in Davos on the recent Israeli military campaign in Gaza ​​ Two men summoned up a respectful tone for each other, although...