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Bulgaria wins Eurovision 2026 in Vienna as protests and boycotts over Israel's Gaza war overshadow the contest.
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Bulgaria wins Eurovision Song Contest, amid protests over Gaza

Bulgaria wins Eurovision 2026 in Vienna as protests and boycotts over Israel's Gaza war overshadow the contest.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 May, 2026
Israel's set at the Eurovision semi-finals was met with booing and pro-Palestine chants on Tuesday, as calls to boycott the song contest continue amid the state's ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Performing in Austria, where the competition is being hosted, the crowd could be heard booing and chanting "stop, stop the genocide" during Noam Bettan's performance, as some audience members waved Palestinian flags. An audience member was also removed during the performance, with ORF, the Austrian broadcas
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Israel booed at Eurovision semi-final as Palestine flag waved

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13 May, 2026
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EU to host Taliban officials for talks on deporting Afghans

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21 April, 2026
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Israel's genocide in Gaza puts Eurovision 2026 in crisis

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17 December, 2025
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Austrian parliament approves hijab ban for under-14s in schools

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2025
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Eurovision host Austria backs Israel's participation

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19 November, 2025
The deportation has unsettled Austria's estimated 58,000 Syrian refugees, according to the UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). [Getty]
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Austria charges two Syrian ex-officials over civil war crimes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2025
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Fear for Muslim schoolgirls rises as Austria pushes hijab ban

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06 October, 2025
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Austria sentences woman repatriated from Syria for IS ties

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02 October, 2025
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Austria's hijab ban: First step in the punishment of Muslim life

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Nehal Abdalla

17 September, 2025
The deportation has unsettled Austria's estimated 58,000 Syrian refugees, according to the UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). [Getty]
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UN committee probes disappearance of Syrian man deported by Austria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 August, 2025
The deportation has unsettled Austria's estimated 58,000 Syrian refugees, according to the UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). [Getty]
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Austria's first Syrian deportation unsettles refugee community

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11 July, 2025
Syrians in Austria fear a wider attack on the community due to the rise of far-right parties
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Austria to deport man to Syria, first for EU since Assad's fall

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03 July, 2025
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Germany charges Syrian over plot against Taylor Swift concerts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 June, 2025
Police cars stand near a school where several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria
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At least 10 people killed in Austria school shooting

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 June, 2025
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Austrian Eurovision winner JJ urges Israel ban from 2026 contest

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22 May, 2025
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Austria to stop refugee family reunifications in EU first

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 March, 2025
(L-R) Chairman of SPOe Andreas Babler, Chairman of OeVP Christian Stocker and Chairwoman of the liberal NEOS Beate Meinl-Reisinger hold copies of their parties' coalition program at parliament in Vienna, Austria, on February 27, 2025. ALEX HALADA/AFP
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Conservative-led coalition to form Austria government without far right

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2025
Officers of the Austrian State Criminal Police are seen near a police cordon after a knife attack near the main square in the city centre of Villach, southern Austria on February 15, 2025
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Syrian arrested after deadly stabbing attack in Austria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 February, 2025
Herbert Kickl, the leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party
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Austria's far-right handed mandate to form government

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07 January, 2025
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Israel's Gaza war tied to rising Islamophobia in Europe: report

The New Arab Staff
22 December, 2024