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An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syria's then-President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after jihadists and their allies entered the northern Syrian city, on November 30, 2024. (Mohammed AL-RIFAI / AFP)
August 19, 2026, 11:42 am
Syria arrests Assad-era officer who fled prison sentence in Austria
Musab Abu Rukbah returned home after Vienna court sentenced him to 8 years in jail for torture, sexual assault of Assad critics while serving as head of Raqqa police investigations
By Feras Dalatey
Mali and Liel Yahalomi located on a bus in Argentina by police on August 14, 2026. (Screen capture/Israel Police)
August 14, 2026, 9:21 pm
Police locate Israeli mother and daughter in Argentina, a week after they vanished in Vienna
Mali and Liel Yahalomi seen seated on a bus as Interpol, Israeli police reps arrive; they are later told they are free to go, as there is no suspicion of criminal wrongdoing; report says they want to start a new life
By ToI Staff
A view of a Bank of Jerusalem branch in central Jerusalem, August 13, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 13, 2026, 5:44 pm
Bank of Jerusalem stock plummets, revives amid rumors over employee’s disappearance in Vienna
Gag order placed on Israel Police investigation into whereabouts of Mali and Liel Yahalomi, as family claims terrorism has not been ruled out, despite reports that it’s not suspected
By ToI Staff
An undated photo showing Mali (left) and Liel Yahalomi, an Israeli mother and daughter who went missing in Vienna on August 7, 2026, and were found alive and well in Argentina on August 14, 2026. (Israel's Embassy in Austria)
August 12, 2026, 4:32 pm
‘Ground swallowed them up’: Search ongoing in Vienna for two missing Israelis
Lahav 443 said taking over Israeli probe into disappearance of Mali Yahalomi and her adult daughter Liel, last seen Friday; Israeli official: ‘It doesn’t look good’
By ToI Staff
Mali (L) and Liel Yahalomi. (Israeli Embassy in Austria)
August 11, 2026, 2:09 pm
Israeli mother and daughter missing in Vienna since Friday
Embassy in Austria asks for urgent help locating Mali and Liel Yahalomi
By ToI Staff
A new police station is located and will be officially opened in Adolf Hitler’s birth house in Braunau am Inn, Austria, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
July 22, 2026, 4:36 pm
Hitler’s birthplace in Austria reopens as police station to deter Nazi pilgrimages
Inscription outside Nazi leader’s family home in Braunau am Inn reads: ‘Never again fascism. Millions of dead remind us’
By Philipp Jenne
Robin Bigga-Piskernig, second from right, is interning as part of an Austrian program that sends youth abroad to learn and teach about the Holocaust. From left, art teacher Janet Lust Ganes, foundation president Olivia Mattis, two students from Lawrence High School and foundation administrator Matthew Spirn take part in an art exhibit dedicated to Sousa Mendes, a Holocaust rescuer. (Courtesy Sousa Mendes Foundation via JTA)
June 28, 2026, 4:25 pm
Austria once denied its Nazi past. Now it sends young people abroad to confront it
Instead of military service, Austrian volunteers can work in nonprofits around the world, helping preserve the memory of the Holocaust and its victims
By Stewart Ain
Ex-Syrian general defendant Khaled al-Halabi (R) covers his face as he is escorted in handcuffs for the trial to the courtroom by justice officers at the Regional Vienna's Court of Austria in Vienna, Austria, on June 1, 2026. (Joe Klamar/AFP)
June 1, 2026, 6:30 pm
Two Syrian former officials deny civil war torture charges as trial opens in Austria
Former Syrian intel officer Khaled al-Halabi and ex-police chief Musab Abu Rukbah are charged with committing slew of crimes against Assad’s opponents in Raqqa between 2011 and 2013
By Julia ZAPPEI and Blaise GAUQUELIN
Screen captures from video of Gaza flotilla supporters at Vienna Airport, May 24, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 25, 2026, 8:41 pm
One arrested as Gaza flotilla activists face rowdy welcome on return to Austria
Video shows man pinned to ground as he chants ‘Free Palestine’; others march through Vienna airport chanting ‘From the river to the sea’; police say they used ‘proportionate force’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli flags hang in the designated Israel "Euro Cafe" MQ Kantine during the 70th Eurovision Song Contest week in Vienna, Austria, May 13, 2026. (AP/Martin Meissner)
May 14, 2026, 1:48 pm
A Vienna cafe offers refuge for Israel supporters as tensions brew at Eurovision
After Jewish state left out of ‘Eurofan Cafe’ list, MQ Kantine steps in and opens its doors to Israeli fans, offering falafel, kosher wine and security for those feeling shunned
By AP and ToI Staff
Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on August 7, 2023. (AP/Chris Pizzello, File)
April 29, 2026, 8:28 pm
Man pleads guilty to plotting jihadist attack on 2024 Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
Accused, identified as Beran A., 21, says he wanted ‘to wage jihad’ in alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot; 2 others, named as Arda K., Hassan E., also facing charges
By Julia ZAPPEI
Moderator Austrian singer Cesar Sampson holds a draw for Israel during the draw session for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on stage at the Vienna's city hall in Vienna, Austria, on January 12, 2026. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
January 13, 2026, 12:28 am
Draw sets Israel’s opponents for Eurovision semifinal slated for May 12 in Vienna
Past winners Greece, Portugal, Serbia and Sweden to face off against Jewish state in song contest overshadowed by anti-Israel boycotts and protests
By AFP and ToI Staff
An audience member waves the Israeli flag while watching Israeli singer Yuval Raphael perform the song 'New Day Will Rise' during the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel on May 15, 2025. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
December 16, 2025, 6:14 pm
Eurovision host won’t ban Palestinian flags; won’t drown out boos as Israel performs
Austrian broadcaster ORF says it won’t ‘sugarcoat anything or avoid showing what is happening’; Palestinian flags to be permitted in audience, if they comply with general rules
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A woman wearing a hijab walks through the water spray in front of the Praterstern train station in Vienna on August 21, 2023. (Alex HALADA / AFP)
December 11, 2025, 5:36 pm
Austria bans headscarves in schools for girls under 14
Conservative-led government says law will protect girls ‘from oppression,’ though Amnesty International calls it ‘blatant discrimination against Muslim girls’
By AFP
Illustrative: A German police officer stands guard in front of the synagogue in Frankfurt, Germany, November 8, 2023. (AP/Michael Probst)
November 19, 2025, 11:24 pm
Mossad says foiled Hamas terror plots in Europe were planned in Qatar, maybe Turkey
Spy agency probe finds that guns seized in Austria last month belonged to son of Hamas political leader, who likely got green-light for attack from his father while in Doha
By Lazar Berman
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