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Shooting Kills Two in Vienna

Shooting Kills Two in Vienna

(MENAFN) Two individuals were killed Tuesday evening following a shooting in Vienna’s Vorgartenstrasse district, according to reports from local media. Citing an Austrian news agency, authorities revealed that gunfire erupted both inside a...

Owner:  Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Switzerland’s 2026 OSCE Chairpersonship to focus on Dialogue, Trust and Security

Switzerland’s 2026 OSCE Chairpersonship to focus on Dialogue, Trust and Security

VIENNA, 18 September 2025 – Today, Switzerland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis outlined the country’s priorities as the incoming 2026 OSCE Chair-in-Office to the Permanent Council. Switzerland has set out its...

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
FM of China to go to Austria, Slovenia, Poland
Swiss Foreign Minister Federal Councillor Cassis to outline Switzerland’s priorities as incoming OSCE Chairpersonship

Swiss Foreign Minister Federal Councillor Cassis to outline Switzerland’s priorities as incoming OSCE Chairpersonship

VIENNA, 17 September 2025 – Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, who heads Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, will be outlining the country’s priorities as the incoming OSCE Chair-in-Office for 2026 on Thursday, 18 September 2025....

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Chinese Foreign Minister Set to Hold Talks in Austria, Slovenia, Poland
Austria Posts 4.1 Percent Surge in August Inflation Rate
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Wizz Air set to leave Vienna, cites rising costs, other airlines may follow suit

Wizz Air set to leave Vienna, cites rising costs, other airlines may follow suit

Wizz Air has announced that it will completely withdraw from Vienna by March 2026 due to high airport fees and taxes in the Austrian capital. For similar reasons, Ryanair, Wizz Air’s main rival, may also reduce its flights to Vienna, with CEO...

Owner:  Patrick Egan
Greece Pushes for Return of Parthenon Fragments from Vienna Museum

Greece Pushes for Return of Parthenon Fragments from Vienna Museum

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni with Austrian Vice Chancellor and Minister for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport, Andreas Babler. Photo source: Culture Ministry Greece reaffirmed its commitment to cultural heritage and international...

Owner:  Maria Theofanopoulou
Austria’s National Security Council holds meetings over drone incident in Poland

Austria’s National Security Council holds meetings over drone incident in Poland

VIENNA, September 18. /TASS/. Austria’s authorities held a meeting of the National Security Council following the drone incursion incident in Poland, the ORF television channel reported. According to the television channel, the meeting focused on...

Owner:  Russian Government
Vienna students join in to honor Constitution Day with NSDAR bell-ringing event

Vienna students join in to honor Constitution Day with NSDAR bell-ringing event

VIENNA, Ill. (WSIL) -- The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a special bell-ringing event at the Vienna Public Library on Wednesday, September 17. The ceremony was part of the celebrations for Constitution Week. Vienna...

Owner:  Byron Allen
Portland councilors spend $46K combined for Vienna housing trip

Portland councilors spend $46K combined for Vienna housing trip

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos has released the price tag for a taxpayer-funded trip to Austria to study affordable housing, saying the cost was justified by what she and other officials learned abroad. In a blog...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Portland councilors spend at least $31K combined for Vienna housing trip

Portland councilors spend at least $31K combined for Vienna housing trip

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos has released the price tag for a taxpayer-funded trip to Austria to study affordable housing, saying the cost was justified by what she and other officials learned abroad. In a blog...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Mass attendance rises and Church ‘exits’ fall in Austria

Mass attendance rises and Church ‘exits’ fall in Austria

The Catholic Church in Austria saw an increase in Mass attendance, a decline in formal disaffiliation, and a rise in church tax revenue in 2024. The Votivkirche (Votive Church) in Vienna, Austria. Leonhard Lenz/wikimedia CC0. The Austrian bishops’...

Owner:  J.D. Flynn & Ed Condon
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