Middle East

23/03/2017

Hungary strives to contribute to NATO collective security, says minister

Rose Gottemoeller: Hungary an important NATO ally serving in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Iraq
22/03/2017

Hungary to increase contribution to anti-terrorism efforts in Iraq, says foreign minister in Washington, DC

More Hungarian soldiers to Iraq? And two more years?
21/03/2017

Gripen scrambled due to London-Doha plane failing to establish contact

The DC-10 plan entered Hungarian airspace just after 10am and did not keep to its planned flight path
19/03/2017

Egyptian Jesuit priest P. Henri Boulad took the Hungarian citizenship oath

Theologian P. Henri Boulad is one of the world's most renowned Jesuit professors
12/03/2017

Ecumenical Charity to distribute 1,000 tonnes of food aid in Afghanistan

It is supported by the United Nations' World Food scheme
21/02/2017

Hungarian prime minister meets Syrian patriarch

Budapest, February 21 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomed the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ephraim Ignatius II, for a working lunch in […]
21/02/2017

Police detain Iraqi suspect in Germany rape case – VIDEO

Budapest, February 21 (MTI) – Police in southern Hungary have detained an Iraqi man who is suspected of having raped a 13-year-old girl in Hamburg last […]
10/02/2017

Hungary’s economy minister meets Iranian counterpart

Budapest, February 9 (MTI) – Mihály Varga, Hungary’s economy minister, met Iranian Economy and Finance Minister Ali Tayebnia in Budapest on Thursday. The two sides agreed […]
10/02/2017

Jobbik condemns Israel’s unlawful acts

Ever since its foundation, Jobbik Movement for a Better Hungary has always stood for a negotiated conflict settlement based on the restoration of trust, since it […]
08/02/2017

Hungary facilitates hospital treatment of Cairo blast Coptic victims

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – Two Coptic women injured in the terrorist attack on a church in Cairo last December will be treated in Budapest’s top […]
07/02/2017

Orbán holds talks with Iran’s economy minister

Budapest, February 7 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discussed with Iran’s Economy and Finance Minister Ali Tayebnia economic and energy cooperation and investments by companies […]
07/02/2017

Hungarian-Iranian mixed committee holds inaugural meeting in Budapest

Budapest, February 7 (MTI) – Several economic agreements were reached at the inaugural meeting of the Hungarian-Iranian economic mixed committee, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after […]
02/02/2017

Putin, Orbán agree to strengthen cooperation in fight against international terrorism

Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was in agreement with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about the need to […]
02/02/2017

Al Habtoor’s chairman recommends Hungarian investment climate

According to MTI (Hungarian news agency), the United Arab Emiratesʼ Al Habtoor Group’s chairman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor recommends Hungaryʼs investment environment for the ease of […]
20/01/2017

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem thanks Hungary for donation

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem has sent a letter of thanks to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungary for support given […]
13/01/2017

Orbán met Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church

In the Parliament Building on Thursday afternoon Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church Moran Mor Ignatius Youssef III Yonan. In this […]
08/01/2017

Hungary condemns the terrorist attack in Jerusalem

The Government of Hungary is deeply shocked by the terrorist attack today in Jerusalem, which was perpetrated in an area frequently visited by civilians and tourists. […]
08/01/2017

Hungarian state secretary has talks in Iraq

Budapest, January 7 (MTI) – State secretary Bence Rétvári had talks with Christian leaders in Iraq on huminatarian aid to persecuted Christians. Rétvári told MTI on […]
20/12/2016

Meeting of Arab League and European Union foreign ministers – Hungarian aspects

  Budapest, December 20 (MTI) – Countries in Europe and in the Arab world must cooperate in efforts to fight terrorism and build security, Péter Szijjártó, […]
14/12/2016

Hungary’s parliament adopts decree against persecution of Christians

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s parliament on Tuesday passed a government-initiated decree to call attention to attacks against the Christian community across the world. Through the decree, […]