austria
Egypt has been model for coexistence between Christians and Muslims for 14 centuries: Tawadros
Egypt
July 14, 2018
Egypt has been model for coexistence between Christians and Muslims for 14 centuries: Tawadros
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Tawadros II participated in a ceremony at the Egyptian Embassy in Austria…
Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools
World
April 5, 2018
Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools
The right-wing government wants to ban girls in kindergarten and primary schools from wearing headscarves. It’s unclear how many children…
Austrian parliament votes to roll back smoking ban in ‘Ashtray of Europe’
World
March 23, 2018
Austrian parliament votes to roll back smoking ban in ‘Ashtray of Europe’
One opposition politician said the government had made “a deliberate decision today in favor of death.” Some 13,000 people die…
Missing Red Sea Austrian tourist found unharmed
Egypt
March 21, 2018
Missing Red Sea Austrian tourist found unharmed
Hurghada’s Rescue and Environmental Protection Society (REPS) announced on Wednesday that they had successfully found the Austrian tourist unharmed after…
Vienna: Attacker shot dead outside Iran envoy’s residence
World
March 12, 2018
Vienna: Attacker shot dead outside Iran envoy’s residence
Police say an Austrian soldier shot dead a knife-wielding man who attacked him outside the Iranian ambassador’s residence in Vienna.…
Austria plans to put immigration and borders at heart of EU presidency
World
March 9, 2018
Austria plans to put immigration and borders at heart of EU presidency
Austria plans to use its presidency of the European Union this year to shift the bloc’s focus away from resettling…
Egypt tourism sector beginning to recover after successful year: minister
Egypt
March 5, 2018
Egypt tourism sector beginning to recover after successful year: minister
Egyptian Tourism Minister Rania al-Mashat said on Monday that the tourism sector is beginning to recover, pointing to the significant…
Austria to dissolve neo-Nazi fraternity after songbook scandal
World
January 31, 2018
Austria to dissolve neo-Nazi fraternity after songbook scandal
Austria’s chancellor has pledged to ban a controversial student fraternity for promoting neo-Nazi ideas. The group faced widespread criticism after…
Make Austria Great Again — the rapid rise of Sebastian Kurz
World
January 17, 2018
Make Austria Great Again — the rapid rise of Sebastian Kurz
Sebastian Kurz was sworn in in mid-December as Austria’s new, and at 31, youngest-ever chancellor, leading a nationalist government that…
Austrian teen charged with plotting terror attack with 12-year-old in Germany
World
January 8, 2018
Austrian teen charged with plotting terror attack with 12-year-old in Germany
The Austrian teen was reportedly radicalized in prison before plotting with a 12-year-old German-Iraqi to bomb a Christmas market in…