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Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Reuters

Renzi’s Resignation… Disappointment for Europeans, Victory for Populists

by Abdullah Mustafa | Dec 6, 2016 | World

Brussels, Rome- Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi met with Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Monday to offer his resignation, but he was asked to stay until the country’s budget is approved. Renzi’s offer to resign came after suffering a crushing referendum...

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Spanish police. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Spanish Police Arrest 4 Suspected of ISIS Activity

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 28, 2016 | World

Spain’s Interior Ministry announced on Monday that police have arrested four people suspected of having links to an illegal migration network believed to have been used by ISIS to move militants to Europe, including those involved in last year’s deadly...

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A three-bedroom villa with lake views near Salzburg. Franz Neumayr for The New York Times

House Hunting in … Austria

by Lisa Prevost | Aug 3, 2016 | Business

This villa, built in 2012, overlooks the small town of Mattsee and two lakes, Mattsee and Obertrumer, in upper Austria. Situated on a third of an acre, the property is about a seven-minute walk from the shore of Lake Mattsee. With a population of roughly 3,000,...

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Norbert Hofer of the FPOe. AP Photo/Ronald Zak

Austrian Court Annuls Presidential Election Result, Calls Rerun

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 1, 2016 | World

Austria’s highest court on Friday annulled May’s presidential election result, citing irregularities, and called for a rerun following a legal challenge from the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe), whose candidate lost by a narrow margin. “The challenge...

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Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R) welcomes President-elect Alexander Van der Bellen in his office in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Austrian Far-Right FPO Challenges Presidential Election Result -Court

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 8, 2016 | World

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) has challenged the result of last month’s presidential elections, the constitutional court said on Twitter on Wednesday. Postal ballots pushed former Greens leader Alexander Van der Bellen past the FPO’s...