https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Lufthansa is was cancelling all flights to and from Tehran until January 20, following indications that Iran mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.at/20200111/lufthansa-austrian-airlines Sat, 11 Jan 2020 16:01:47 +0100 lufthansa-austrian-airlines Three European nations along with Russia and China met with Iran in Vienna on Friday to offer it economic benefits that would lessen the blow of sweeping US sanctions, two months after President Donald Trump walked away from the landmark nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.at/20180706/world-powers-meet-in-vienna-to-keep-iran-in-nuclear-accord-after-us Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:54:40 +0200 world-powers-meet-in-vienna-to-keep-iran-in-nuclear-accord-after-us An Iranian diplomat based in Vienna was arrested in Bavaria on Sunday evening on suspicion of carrying explosives and aiding a planned terror attack in Paris. https://www.thelocal.at/20180703/iranian-diplomat-arrested-in-germany-on-suspicion-of-planned-terror-attack Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:01:31 +0200 iranian-diplomat-arrested-in-germany-on-suspicion-of-planned-terror-attack One of the few European banks to have a credit deal with Iran said on Wednesday lending had been thrown into further doubt by the US withdrawal from a landmark nuclear agreement. https://www.thelocal.at/20180509/trump-iran-uncertainty-for-austria-oberbank Wed, 09 May 2018 15:37:12 +0200 trump-iran-uncertainty-for-austria-oberbank Austria's Oberbank on Thursday signed a credit deal with Tehran to boost exports to Iran, the first European lender to do so since sanctions were eased following a 2015 nuclear pact with world powers. https://www.thelocal.at/20170922/austrian-bank-signs-deal-to-boost-exports-to-iran Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:41:12 +0200 austrian-bank-signs-deal-to-boost-exports-to-iran A trip by the Iranian President to Vienna was cancelled this week after Austria refused to carry out Iran’s request to shut down an anti-regime protest, according to media sources. https://www.thelocal.at/20160331/iran-cancels-after-austria-refuses-to-ban-protest Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:26:00 +0200 iran-cancels-after-austria-refuses-to-ban-protest Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has postponed for security reasons a planned visit to Austria this week, only his second to Europe since last year's nuclear deal, Austria's presidency said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20160330/iranian-president-cancels-austrian-visit Wed, 30 Mar 2016 02:09:30 +0200 iranian-president-cancels-austrian-visit Austrian President Heinz Fischer has said it is unclear how long it will take for the West to lift sanctions on Iran, in an interview with Iran's state television news agency IRIB. https://www.thelocal.at/20160329/iran-sanctions-to-be-lifted Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:06:01 +0200 iran-sanctions-to-be-lifted Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that democracy was currently not a priority in Syria when people in the Islamic republic's key ally are being killed. https://www.thelocal.at/20150908/iran-stop-the-bloodshed Tue, 08 Sep 2015 22:39:15 +0200 iran-stop-the-bloodshed Austria’s President Heinz Fischer has said he expects growing trade with Iran, after meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran - but has faced criticism for his visit. https://www.thelocal.at/20150908/austrian-president-slammed-for-iran-visit Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:28:08 +0200 austrian-president-slammed-for-iran-visit Austrian President Heinz Fischer is travelling to Iran on Monday, becoming the first European head of state to visit since 2004, his office said, two months after an international deal was struck over Tehran's contested nuclear programme. https://www.thelocal.at/20150907/austrian-president-first-eu-leader-to-visit-iran-since-2004 Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:34:18 +0200 austrian-president-first-eu-leader-to-visit-iran-since-2004 Austrian President Heinz Fischer will in September make the first visit to Iran by a European head of state since 2004, his office said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150724/austrian-president-to-visit-iran Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:15:21 +0200 austrian-president-to-visit-iran Major powers have clinched a historic deal in Vienna aimed at ensuring Iran does not obtain the nuclear bomb, opening up Tehran's stricken economy and potentially ending decades of bad blood with the West. https://www.thelocal.at/20150714/iran-and-major-powers-to-hold-final-plenary Tue, 14 Jul 2015 10:28:40 +0200 iran-and-major-powers-to-hold-final-plenary Iran and major powers still have "important issues" to resolve before they can nail down a historic nuclear accord in Vienna, an Iranian source said on Monday amid expectations a deal is close. https://www.thelocal.at/20150713/hopes-that-iran-deal-could-be-within-reach-in-vienna Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:45:22 +0200 hopes-that-iran-deal-could-be-within-reach-in-vienna Little has leaked out about the details of the Iran nuclear talks, but senior US officials have offered a rare insight into some of the more surprising behind-the-scenes facts. https://www.thelocal.at/20150708/how-twizzlers-and-string-cheese-are-fuelling-iran-talks Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:24:46 +0200 how-twizzlers-and-string-cheese-are-fuelling-iran-talks Talks towards a historic nuclear deal between Iran and major powers go into overtime in Vienna on Wednesday after stumbling over what one Western diplomat called "very, very, very tough" remaining issues. https://www.thelocal.at/20150708/iran-talks-extended-over-tough-issues Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:39:05 +0200 iran-talks-extended-over-tough-issues Global powers leading negotiations for a nuclear deal with Iran in Vienna have a "few last" but "tough" issues left to resolve, an Iranian official said on Monday, on the eve of a final deadline. https://www.thelocal.at/20150706/iran-deal-ministers-must-solve-last-few-tough-issues Mon, 06 Jul 2015 15:28:29 +0200 iran-deal-ministers-must-solve-last-few-tough-issues Foreign ministers from major powers were expected back in Vienna Sunday seeking to score a huge diplomatic success by nailing down a nuclear deal with Iran after almost two years of intense effort. https://www.thelocal.at/20150705/last-chance-saloon-for-nuke-talks-in-vienna Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:49:49 +0200 last-chance-saloon-for-nuke-talks-in-vienna Make-or-break nuclear negotiations taking place in Vienna have ramped up a gear with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog set to fly to Iran for talks after the deadline to reach a deal was extended. https://www.thelocal.at/20150701/iaea-chief-to-visit-iran-as-nuclear-talks-extended Wed, 01 Jul 2015 14:39:01 +0200 iaea-chief-to-visit-iran-as-nuclear-talks-extended Iran's foreign minister has returned to Vienna, accompanied by top advisers and bearing guidance from Tehran that major powers hope will seal marathon negotiations for a historic nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.at/20150630/iran-talks-await-message-from-tehran Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:49:07 +0200 iran-talks-await-message-from-tehran