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The dpa International Service in English provides a unique European perspective on world events. News items published in the International Service in English cover all classical news agency categories, such as national and international current affairs including politics, finance and economics, sports, general interest issues, entertainment and leisure. In addition, features and background articles from dpa correspondents complement the news wire, as well as unique thematic packages that highlight topics from different angles.

Altogether, 100 foreign correspondents and the editorial desks in Berlin, Washington D.C. and Bangkok produce up to 300 stories daily for the service.

The international Spanish Service produces some 300 Spanish-language news items daily, around-the-clock.

The service provides up-to-the-minute coverage of  global events  and caters principally for the needs and interests of the Spanish-speaking world. The news is comprehensive and includes all the classical categories of politics, finance, sport, culture and entertainment .

The service is characterised by a high degree of flexibility and by close customer links. Head office of the service is located in Madrid and from here the flow of news is coordinated and distributed in tandem with an editorial office in Buenos Aires. The news gathering network comprises correspondents in the key Latin American capitals along with their counterparts in major European and North American cities.

The international Spanish service provides an extensive reporting portfolio, consisting of roundups, in-depth research pieces, background material, chronologies, portraits, interviews, extended feature articles and analyses.

Specific customer wishes on required topics can be catered for.

The dpa International Service in Arabic offers a tailor-made regional coverage in Arabic from 31 news bureaux in Africa and the Middle East with a Central Editorial Desk located in Cairo. The service is built on dpa's successful International Service in English with editorial desks in Berlin, Washington D.C. and Bangkok and features all classical news agency categories, such as national and international current affairs including politics, finance and economics, sports, general interest issues, entertainment and leisure. In addition, the Arabic Service strongly benefits from dpa’s German services, covering the complete spectrum of international and national news with an explanatory background on German news affairs.

In-depth reports and expert analyses, complemented by features and background articles, are especially tailored to the needs of dpa's Arabic-language subscribers in the Arab World as well as other regions. Our strong network of experienced Arabic-language correspondents and stringers in the Arab capitals and in the Palestinian territories guarantee customers expert and balanced reporting on the region, with special expertise for European perspectives on regional issues. Moreover, experienced journalist-translators provide a non-stop stream of quick and up-to-date international news.

The International Service in German (dpa-Europadienst) is Europe’s leading news provider of German-language news material in both Europe and the world. Among its subscribers are daily newspapers, radio and television broadcasters, governments, ministries, Internet portals and websites and not least Europe’s leading national news agencies. The dpa-Europadienst provides global news in German. It is produced around-the-clock in Hamburg and Berlin and contains between 450 and 500 news items daily garnered from all the classical news categories. Coverage is boosted by separate reporting on German domestic political affairs.

dpa is market leader in the German-speaking world and an accepted authority on European matters. Comprehensive and up-to-the-minute coverage of world events is ensured by an extensive network of staffers and cooperation agreements with leading  news agencies throughout the world. The service interprets global affairs from a European standpoint. News gathering is characterised by reliability, painstaking research and objectivity. Our extensive coverage and the breadth of topics we offer are held in high regard by both customers and partner agencies alike.