Following the ban of the Iman Ali Mosque and the Islamic Centre Hamburg in the Northern German city, people assembled in front of the mosque and prayed on the streets to protest the crackdown on Muslim communities.

Strike actions have engulfed Germany and crippled its economy, causing extensive disruptions for millions, as both train operators and airport staff have gone on strike amid a looming recession.

At least two people are killed in a shooting in the port city of Hamburg, police said, confirming the second deadly shooting in the city this month.

The Die Zeit investigation revealed that at least 40 children and young people, who had come to Germany's Cologne as refugees without their parents, were smuggled into Iraq in the mid-1990s by the MKO terror cult.

Iran urges Germany to act seriously and responsibly to secure its diplomatic missions in the European country.

An Iranian passenger plane in Germany had to fly 1,000 kilometers south to refuel in Milan due to US sanctions on selling fuel to Iran Air.

A regional bus crashed into the Bergedorf train station in Hamburg on Wednesday afternoon.