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A street sign reading “Austria” and “Brenner – Brennero” is pictured in the Italian village of Brenner on the Italian-Austrian border, Italy, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/ Dominic Ebenbichler

Austria Statements about Controlling Border Upsets Italy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2017 | World

Rome- The statements by Austrian defense minister about controlling the surge of refugees to it from Italy have upset Rome that summoned its ambassador on Tuesday. In its statement, the ministry said that the Austrian government statements on deploying the army forces...

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Pro-regime forces stand on a street in the Syrian town of Yabroud. (Joseph Eid / AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian Jailed for Life in Austria for Murdering Regime Forces

by Majid al-Khateeb | May 12, 2017 | World

Cologne (German)- An Austrian court has jailed a 27-year-old Syrian for life on charges of committing crimes against humanity while fighting against Bashar Assad’s forces alongside the Free Army. The court in the western city of Innsbruck announced its ruling late...

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Migrants try to cross the Greek border into Macedonia. Reuters

Attacks against Migrant Shelters Soar in Austria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 1, 2017 | World

London- Austria recorded a sharp rise in attacks against migrant shelters last year, with 49 cases that mostly went unsolved compared to 25 in 2015, authorities said Friday. The incidents, revealed in a response by the interior ministry to a parliamentary enquiry,...

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Fethullah Gulen in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 24, 2013. Reuters

New Turkey-Europe War over ‘Spying Imams’

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Feb 18, 2017 | World

Ankara- Allegations on spying activities practiced by some Turks, who belong to Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) and other unions and associations in Germany and Austria, have opened a new door for tension with Ankara. DITIB is Germany’s largest...

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Police stand guard outside as officers investigate a residential building where arrested suspects are thought to live, in Alsdorf near Aachen, Germany November 17, 2015. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

German Police Arrest Man on Suspicion of Planning Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 23, 2017 | World

German police said on Sunday they arrested a 21-year-old man thought to have been plotting an attack, and linked his case to that of a second suspect captured in Vienna. Special forces police arrested the man and a woman during a raid on an apartment in the western...