Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party (FPOe) won 35.3 of the vote, projections showed.─ Photo: Facebook page VIENNA: Austria’s anti-immigration far-right triumphed on Sunday in the first round of presidential elections, dealing a rude wake-up call to Vienna’s cosy political establishment two years before the next scheduled general election. Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party (FPOe) won 35.3 of the ...

Nizip: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre) accompanied by EU Council President Donald Tusk (right) talks to young women at a refugee camp on Friday.—AP NIZIP: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border on Saturday, kicking off a high-stakes visit aimed at boosting a month-old migrant deal plagued by moral and legal concerns. Merkel, who was ...

DHAKA: A university professor on his way to work in northwestern Bangladesh was hacked to death on Saturday in an attack similar to other killings by suspected Muslim militants, police said. Professor A.F.M. Rezaul Karim Siddique was attacked on the way to the state-run university in Rajshahi city, where he taught English, deputy police commissioner Nahidul Islam said. The attackers ...

ASTANA: Former President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday Western sanctions against Russia would not yield the desired results. Addressing the 13th Eurasian Media Forum (EAMF) in Astana, Karzai said: “The sanctions imposed on Russia by the West are wrong. They will not be successful.” The EAMF has traditionally been a platform to discuss international events, with this year’s gathering focused on ...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama have agreed to assist further in securing a cessation of hostilities in Syria during a phone call, the Kremlin said in a statement on Monday. During the call, Putin highlighted the need for the separation of the moderate Syrian opposition from Islamic State and the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, as ...

Transgender people face discrimination whether here or in Europe, though the issues they face in Europe are very different, said German transgender Muslim activist Leyla Jagiella while speaking at a session of the Aks Art, Film and Dialogue Festival held at T2F on Saturday evening. The session titled ‘Spiritual and cultural resources for trans empowerment’ was part of the second ...

A horrific report has emerged from Iran regarding the brutal murder of a 6-year-old Afghan girl who was initially raped by a teenage Iranian. The brutal murder of the girl, Setayish Quraishi, has sparked anger both in Afghanistan and outside, with the local media reports in Iran saying the perpetrator was a 17-year-old Iranian national. The reports further added that ...

DAMASCUS: Syrians went to the polls on Wednesday in areas controlled by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for parliamentary elections dismissed by the opposition as illegitimate. The vote coincides with the beginning of a second round of UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending the devastating five-year conflict, with Assad’s future a key sticking point. Around 7,200 polling stations opened ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with King Salman of Saudi Arabia after the Saudi monarch received Turkey’s highest state medal during a ceremony at the presidential complex in Ankara on April 12, 2016. —AFP ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hosts over 30 heads of state and government from Islamic countries in Istanbul for a ...

A tower higher than Burj Khalifa, Emirate’s existing record-braking skyscraper, is set to be built in Dubai city of the United Arab Emirates. The announcement was made by Emaar Properties, unveiling ‘The Tower’ which is worth $1 billion and would be “a notch” taller than the Burj Khalifa. The Chairman of Emaar Properties Mohamed Alabbar said the tower is due ...