Hungary
Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
Middle East
February 18, 2019
Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — An off-hand comment by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Warsaw about Poland and the Holocaust looks…
Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews
World
January 26, 2019
Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews
As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Hungarian Jews find themselves divided in a…
Opposition lawmakers ejected from Hungary state TV after protest
World
December 17, 2018
Opposition lawmakers ejected from Hungary state TV after protest
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Security guards ejected two independent lawmakers from Hungary’s state television building after they tried to read…
Hungary’s ‘slave law’ passes, sparking protests in parliament and on the streets
World
December 14, 2018
Hungary’s ‘slave law’ passes, sparking protests in parliament and on the streets
(CNN) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday showed no signs of heeding US and European Union warnings…
Hungary sentences Syrian migrant to five years’ jail for border riot
World
September 20, 2018
Hungary sentences Syrian migrant to five years’ jail for border riot
SZEGED, Hungary (Reuters) – A Hungarian court sentenced a Syrian-Cypriot man to five years in prison on Thursday for…
Egypt to receive 1300 train cars from Hungarian-Russian agreement
Egypt
September 19, 2018
Egypt to receive 1300 train cars from Hungarian-Russian agreement
Egypt will receive its first batch of 1300 train coaches next month, Head of Egypt’s Railway Authority Ashraf Raslan…
Hungary’s Orban vows to defy European Parliament over rights
World
September 11, 2018
Hungary’s Orban vows to defy European Parliament over rights
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban rejected on Tuesday European Parliament efforts to impose sanctions on Budapest…
Hungary using starvation tactics against asylum-seekers
World
August 22, 2018
Hungary using starvation tactics against asylum-seekers
Hungary is starving some rejected asylum-seekers in transit zones to force them to drop their appeals. Human rights groups worry…
Egypt, Hungary ministers sign MoUs in Cairo
Egypt
July 6, 2018
Egypt, Hungary ministers sign MoUs in Cairo
Egypt’s ministers of investment and international cooperation, transport, agriculture, communications and information technology, and youth and sports held a meeting…
Hungary to debate law that would criminalize helping illegal immigrants
World
June 6, 2018
Hungary to debate law that would criminalize helping illegal immigrants
Hungary’s parliament is set to debate draft legislation Tuesday that would shut down organizations and even imprison people who…