Austria to pull peacekeepers from GolanAustria will withdraw its peacekeepers from the UN monitoring force on the Golan Heights given worsening fighting between Syrian government forces and rebels, it said on Thursday. More… |
Turkish Airlines adds 4 new destinationsTurkish Airlines will start operations to four new destinations this month, in addition to Friedrichshafen in Germany, to where it started flying on May 2. The new destinations are Isparta (Turkey), Santia More… |
ME tourist numbers to Austria rise 35pcAustria recorded a total 712,514 overnights from the Middle East in 2012, reflecting an increase of 35.2 per cent over the previous year, said a top official. “The majority of Middle Eastern guests in Austria came from Saudi More… |
EU's 'big six' agree to fight tax havensThe European Union's six biggest countries have agreed to cooperate in the fight against tax havens, piling pressure on Austria to follow Luxembourg in ending bank secrecy. The finance minis More… |
Red Bull blackmail suspect held in AustriaAustrian police have detained a man suspected of blackmailing beverage and sports marketing giant Red Bull by threatening to contaminate its drinks, a newspaper reported on Thursday. Kurier, without citing its sources, said the ma More… |
Abu Dhabi to install flight plan converterAbu Dhabi Airport Company (ADAC) said it has signed up Frequentis, an Austrian high-tech company that develops communication and information solutions for safety-critical applications, to install a bi-directional flight plan format converter at More… |
Iran says optimistic about nuclear talksIran is optimistic about progress in talks with world powers over its nuclear programme but will never give up its right to the peaceful use of atomic energy, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday. Tehr More… |
S&P downgrades France, 8 other EU countriesStandard & Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro- zone countries, stripping France and Austria of their coveted triple-A status but not EU paymaster Germany, in a Black Friday the 13th for the troubled single currency area. More… |
Rosenbauer wins $320m Saudi ministry contractRosenbauer, a leading manufacturer of firefighting and disaster protection vehicles, said it has clinched a Saudi ministry contract worth 245.3 million euros ($320 million) for supply of fire engineering equipment. As per the contract More… |
Firm displays hot water generation systemAustria-based Ecotherm, a leading brand for hot water and steam systems, showcased the usage of renewable energies for hot water and steam generation at the recently concluded construction expo Saudi Build 2011 in Riyadh. “We’ve already re More… |








