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19/12/2016

Hungary condemns shooting of Russia’s ambassador to Ankara

Budapest, December 19 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has expressed his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the fatal shooting of Russia’s ambassador to […]
15/11/2016

Hungarian-led Visegrad Group team to inspect Ukraine’s conflict zone

Budapest (MTI) – A Hungarian-led multinational team, including inspectors from the Visegrad Group, will pay a visit to Ukraine’s conflict zone on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry […]
05/11/2016

Hungary contributes 32 million euros in international aid

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary has contributed several hundreds of billions of forints in international aid to meet its international obligations stemming from solidarity, a foreign ministry […]
18/10/2016

Meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg – Hungarian perspective

Luxembourg (MTI) –  Europe’s interest lies with the United States and Russia reaching an agreement on Syria as the sole route to a political resolution to […]
07/10/2016

Hungary to contribute to ensuring water supplies in N Syria “safe area”

Ankara, October 6 (MTI) – Hungary will contribute to securing water supplies in a “safe zone” planned to be established under a Turkish-led operation in northern […]
29/09/2016

65kg WWII bomb found in Budapest, 500 houses evacuated

Budapest, September 29 (MTI) – A WWII Soviet bomb weighing 65 kilos was found at a house in Budapest’s 15th district on Thursday morning. Police have […]
05/09/2016

A Hungarian woman and her daughters can’t come home from Syria despite all effort

According to index.hu, a Hungarian woman living in Syria has been trying to escape home from the war-torn country in vain. Mónika moved to Hama 16 […]
03/09/2016

The Zrínyi family and the Habsburgs

The Croatian-Hungarian Zrínyi family’s members belonged to the wealthiest aristocrats of the Habsburg-ruled Royal Hungary. Without their soldiers and castles, the Ottoman Empire may have devoured […]
31/08/2016

Hungarian archaeologists among the last remaining team in war-torn Syria

While civil war rages in Syria, a Syrian-Hungarian archaeological mission works tirelessly to restore the fortresses of the former Holy Land, the Krak des Chevaliers and […]
17/08/2016

Today: World Humanitarian Day

Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict. Children are […]
02/08/2016

500 Hungarian troops to leave for Iraq and Kosovo missions

According to kormany.hu, Minister of Defence István Simicskó has bidden farewell in Tata to close to 500 Hungarian troops to deploy with foreign missions, and presented […]
23/07/2016

The remains of Hungarian soldiers could have been found in Kirov – PHOTOS

An incredible discovery took place in Kirov: the remains of hundreds of Hungarian soldiers might have been found in mass graves, writes alfahir.hu. Kirov is located […]
14/06/2016

V4 to contribute company of soldiers to Baltics mission, says ministry

Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – Countries in the Visegrád Group (V4) will add a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltics, the Hungarian defence […]
13/06/2016

WW2 bomb weighing hundreds of kilos found in South Buda, area closed-UPDATE

Budapest, June 13 (MTI) – Two office complexes and a university building were emptied and closed down after a WWII bomb weighing several hundred kilos was […]
12/06/2016

Expulsion of Germans one of “darkest chapters” in Hungarian history, says state secretary

Budapest, June 12 (MTI) – The expulsion of ethnic Germans from Hungary from the end of WWII was one of the “darkest chapters of Hungarian history,” […]
17/05/2016

Hungarian president inaugurates WW1 memorial in Italy

Asinara, Italy, May 17 (MTI) – President János Áder and Defence Minister István Simicskó on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial on Asinara island near Sardinia dedicated to […]
16/05/2016

Hungarian president to inaugurate WWI monument on Asinara island

Budapest, May 16 (MTI) – President János Áder and István Simicskó, Hungary’s defence minister, will inaugurate a monument to WWI Hungarian soldiers on Italy’s Asinara island […]
15/05/2016

Hungarian bishop delivers aid to Syrian Christians

Budapest, May 14 (MTI) – Internally displaced people staying in Syria face great humanitarian challenges, László Kiss-Rigó, the Catholic bishop of Hungary’s Szeged-Csanád diocese, said after […]
02/05/2016

Hungary urges direct talks between Israel, Palestine

Budapest, May 2 (MTI) – Stopping violence in the Middle East is a prerequisite to building effective cooperation between Europe and that region, the Hungarian foreign […]
29/04/2016

Hungarian Christian Democrats warns Christian communities under threat in Middle East

Budapest, April 29 (MTI) – Christian communities in the Middle East are under threat, the co-ruling Christian Democrats (KDNP) said on Friday. In the competition between […]