German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that security authorities in the country are on high alert due to the tense situation in the Middle East. “We are monitoring very closely how possible further escalations will affect the security situation in Germany,” Faeser told the Rheinische Post regional newspaper on Thursday. Faeser said the risk of further escalation in the Middle East was high, describing the situation as “extremely dangerous.” The German government, along with its international partners, was working hard to de-escalate the situation, Faeser said. “Since the terrorist attacks …