Tag: Vienna
Negotiations around return to Iran nuclear deal to resume on Nov. 29
Talks on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, will resume on Nov. 29 in Vienna, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday, Reuters reported on...
Vienna terror suspect was jailed in 2019 for trying to join ISIS
The main suspect in Monday’s deadly terror attack in Vienna had been convicted on terror-related charges in April 2019 but secured an early release in December.
The suspect, identified as Kujtim Fejzulai, 20, was sentenced...
Austrian leader: ‘We must fight not only terrorism but the ideology behind it’
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has seen long and difficult days since forming his second government at the beginning of January this year.
Shortly after forming a coalition that set a precedent in Europe—between his own...
Netanyahu, Rivlin express ‘total solidarity’ with Austria following Vienna terror attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday expressed the Jewish state’s strong support for Austria in the wake of the terrorist attack in Vienna on Monday.
“Israel condemns the brutal attack...
Gunmen open fire near Jewish community center, synagogue in Vienna
Gunmen opened fire near a synagogue and Jewish community center in Vienna on Monday, allegedly targeting two restaurants, according to official reports, videos and photos circulating on social media.
The head of Austria’s Jewish community,...
Construction of new Holocaust memorial underway in Vienna
Construction has begun on a Holocaust memorial in Vienna for the 65,000 Austrian Jews killed by the Nazis during World War II.
Called “The Memorial to the Jewish Children, Women and Men of Austria who...