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The Thüringer Generalstaatsanwaltschaft has filed charges against a 66-year-old Iraqi national for membership in the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) and participation in armed combat.
FC Carl Zeiss Jena has clarified its most important personnel matter for the club’s sporting future: Marco Grote will be the new head coach at the Kernberge, signing a long-term contract until 2028.
Jena, 02.06.2026 – Scientists from Jena have found a groundbreaking explanation for why the human gut flora degrades in old age and inflammation levels rise. Their research focuses on the body’s own immune defense.
Jena, June 1, 2026. Plans for the upcoming basketball season at Science City Jena have suffered an unexpected setback. Experienced coach Mike Taylor has declined the contract offer from the ProA league club from Thüringen for private reasons.
Thuringian Regionalliga club FC Carl Zeiss Jena has named 53-year-old Marco Grote as its new head coach. Grote, who succeeds Volkan Uluc, has signed a long-term contract until 2028 to lead the team at the Kernberge.
Jena, June 1, 2026 – The German band Unheilig celebrated a highly emotional open-air comeback in Jena last weekend. Against an impressive backdrop, thousands of fans experienced an evening full of goosebumps and musical memories.
After exactly seven decades, the traditional Haflinger breeding in Dornburg is facing its end as the state of Thüringen initiates the bidding process for the state-owned stud.
The popular kobold Pittiplatsch is coming to Thüringen this autumn: On Saturday, October 24, 2026, the well-known television character will perform the new program “Pittiplatsch im Zauberwald” at the Volksbad Jena, promising an entertaining afternoon for the whole family.
Following an anonymous tip, police in Eisenberg searched the apartment of a 47-year-old man on Thursday afternoon and seized nine live cannabis plants. The tenant is now being investigated on suspicion of violating the Consumer Cannabis Act (KCanG).
The U17 girls of FC Carl Zeiss Jena have achieved a historic milestone and are in the final of the DFB-Pokal for junior girls. This Saturday, the team faces VfB Stuttgart at Sportpark Höhenberg in Köln.