Austria

Bulgaria, Austria, or France? Israelis flock to Europe’s ski resorts

Ski vacation demand jumps 40%. European resorts prepare for crowds with tech and limits. Where to ski, best booking times, and what awaits in winter 2026 - all inside.

Andorra Ski Resort.
Ex-Syrian Brigadier General Khaled al-Halabi.

Syrian general linked to Mossad indicted for torture in Austria - report

German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler doing a Nazi salute

Adolf Hitler speech blasted out during Kristallnacht ceremony in Austria

 Jews rounded up in Stadthagen after Kristallnacht.

On this day: 87 years since Kristallnacht, the catalyst of the Holocaust


Vienna Cathedral shocked to discover stolen skull in their mail

The skull had been mailed from a guilt-laden former visitor from northern Germany.

The reconstructed skull of a man who died 12,000 years ago in what is now Vietnam.

Hamas-linked weapons cache found in Vienna as terror group eyes Jewish, Israeli targets

Austrian authorities said that they identified a 39-year-old British citizen as a suspect. He was arrested in London on Monday.

A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.

Austrian chancellor rejects talk of Israel Eurovision ban

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker says banning Israel from Eurovision 2026 would be a mistake, citing Austria’s historical responsibility.

Austria’s Chancellor Christian Stocker, left, speaks with Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a Euro Summit working dinner at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

Twelve-year-old child from Vienna beaten by classmates after weeks of antisemitic bullying

The boy told oe24 News that this was not the first time he had been a victim of an antisemitic attack. The outlet reported that the boy’s school has had a history of sweeping attacks under the rug.

A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.

Why Israel’s place in Eurovision is worth fighting for

Germany has said it will withdraw if Israel is not allowed to participate, and Austria said that if there is a boycott against Israel, Vienna would not host Eurovision 2026.

Eden Golan resonated in 2024 with ‘Hurricane,’ about losing love amid trauma, in Israel’s first Eurovision appearance since the Hamas massacre.

Holiday horror in Austria: Tourist hit with 1,200 euros fines over ‘half-stuck’ windshield sticker

Eva sent photos of the partially stuck sticker and its receipt, but Ausrtrian authorities dismissed the appeal, claiming the vignette was invalid.

Holiday horror in Austria: Tourist hit with 1,200 euros fines over ‘half-stuck’ windshield sticker. Illustration.

Austria hails 'brain gain' in luring 25 academics away from US after cuts

"We have succeeded in bringing these outstanding individuals from the United States to Austria. They bring with them new ideas, new perspectives, and international networks."

A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.

Nun on the run! Elderly nuns escape retirement home to return to shuttered convent

Former students helped the nuns escape their retirement home and return to the Kloster Goldenstein convent in Elsbethen

Nuns Rita, 81, and Bernadette, 88, talk to villagers, as they along with nun Regina, 86, occupy their old Goldenstein convent in Goldenstein castle, near Salzburg, and refuse to move back to their retirement home, in Elsbethen, Austria, September 12, 2025.

Austria’s deputy FM urges EBU not to yield to Eurovision boycott 'blackmail'

Austria’s deputy FM urged the EBU not to yield to boycott calls over Israel’s Eurovision participation, calling cultural boycotts "foolish" and warning against giving in to political pressure.

Eurovision 2026 logo

Palestinian Hamas-aligned journalist Mustafa Ayash arrested at Netherlands airport - report

Ayash is reportedly set to be deported to Austria.

Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police during a banned demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands November 10, 2024

Iran's global scope of terror: Tehran's international crime network exposed

Iran's criminal networks operate differently from traditional terror cells, complicating conventional counterterrorism approaches and creating unprecedented vulnerability globally.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's top advisor on international affairs, attends a conference under "The World Federation of Resistance scholars" on subject "resistance to liberate, terrorism to destroy