443 result(s) for incident
'Refugee Tripping Scandal' Victim Former Football Coach Tortured By ISIS
- 11 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The refugee at the centre of a recent international scandal involving a camerawoman tripping and kicking migrants arriving to Hungary has been identified as a former Syrian premier league football coach, who was tortured and imprisoned by ISIS before fleeing to Europe.
Hungarian Truck Found With Dead Migrants On Austrian Motorway
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has confirmed that the truck found abandoned on an Austrian motorway with dead migrants inside had Hungarian number plates. Austria’s police force has contacted its Hungarian counterpart and the two are working together to track down whoever is responsible for the migrants’ deaths. He said it was likely that the victims were heading west with the help of ...
Gergő Gullner, Former Executive Chef, InterContinental Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 12:00 PM
For the last 20 yearsm Gergő Gullner has worked for well-known international chains of hotels ‒ Kempinski Baltschug in Moscow, Marriott in Zurich, The Monarch Dubai, and the Al Wazzan Group in Kuwait ‒ building his career as an Executive Chef. Working his way up from an apprentice, his last position was as Executive Chef at Al Wazzan Group, Kuwait, where he was in charge of kitchen operations ...
Hungarian Border Fence Fails To Stem Influx Of Migrants
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Defence Minister Csaba Hende and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér inspected construction of the fence near Tompa on the Serbian border on Friday. They affirmed that the barrier will be completed by August 31. Hungarian police caught more than 3,400 illegal migrants on Friday and Saturday, an indication that construction of the fence to date has not slowed the influx of refugees.
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Interview 3: Christopher Mattheisen, Former Chairman & CEO, Magyar Telekom
- 24 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
1. What is your fondest musical memory?
Catching the 1977 Police concert in America.
Former Prison Guard Suspected Of Racially Motivated Violence In Hungary
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former prison guard in Szeged has been accused of a recent, racially motivated assault on a young woman in southern Hungary’s Szeged, Ferenc Szanka, a spokesman for the local prosecutor’s office, said. The suspect is believed to have seriously injured the victim, who tried to stop a group of at least three people from harassing her boyfriend they assumed to be an immigrant because of his skin ...
3 New Italian Gastro Venues In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2015 12:45 PM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : Everyone loves Italian cuisine. Because of this, there are plenty of places to visit around Hungary’s capital in case we crave pasta, pizza, mozzarella, or some nice gelato – and this summer, the city’s selection of delicacies from Italy is now expanded with a trio of freshly opened eateries: a butcher, a baker, ...
March Across Budapest Calling For Acceptance Of Sexual Minorities
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Thousands of people marched across central Budapest on Saturday afternoon to call for acceptance and identical rights for Hungary’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. The procession saw the crowd, comprised mostly of young people with rainbow flags, coloured balloons and billboards, march from opposite the Opera House on Adrássy út to the Tabán park area in Buda. ...
'Refugee Tripping Scandal' Victim Former Football Coach Tortured By ISIS
- 11 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The refugee at the centre of a recent international scandal involving a camerawoman tripping and kicking migrants arriving to Hungary has been identified as a former Syrian premier league football coach, who was tortured and imprisoned by ISIS before fleeing to Europe.
Hungarian Truck Found With Dead Migrants On Austrian Motorway
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has confirmed that the truck found abandoned on an Austrian motorway with dead migrants inside had Hungarian number plates. Austria’s police force has contacted its Hungarian counterpart and the two are working together to track down whoever is responsible for the migrants’ deaths. He said it was likely that the victims were heading west with the help of ...
Gergő Gullner, Former Executive Chef, InterContinental Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 12:00 PM
For the last 20 yearsm Gergő Gullner has worked for well-known international chains of hotels ‒ Kempinski Baltschug in Moscow, Marriott in Zurich, The Monarch Dubai, and the Al Wazzan Group in Kuwait ‒ building his career as an Executive Chef. Working his way up from an apprentice, his last position was as Executive Chef at Al Wazzan Group, Kuwait, where he was in charge of kitchen operations ...
Hungarian Border Fence Fails To Stem Influx Of Migrants
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Defence Minister Csaba Hende and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér inspected construction of the fence near Tompa on the Serbian border on Friday. They affirmed that the barrier will be completed by August 31. Hungarian police caught more than 3,400 illegal migrants on Friday and Saturday, an indication that construction of the fence to date has not slowed the influx of refugees.
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Interview 3: Christopher Mattheisen, Former Chairman & CEO, Magyar Telekom
- 24 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
1. What is your fondest musical memory?
Catching the 1977 Police concert in America.
Former Prison Guard Suspected Of Racially Motivated Violence In Hungary
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former prison guard in Szeged has been accused of a recent, racially motivated assault on a young woman in southern Hungary’s Szeged, Ferenc Szanka, a spokesman for the local prosecutor’s office, said. The suspect is believed to have seriously injured the victim, who tried to stop a group of at least three people from harassing her boyfriend they assumed to be an immigrant because of his skin ...
3 New Italian Gastro Venues In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2015 12:45 PM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : Everyone loves Italian cuisine. Because of this, there are plenty of places to visit around Hungary’s capital in case we crave pasta, pizza, mozzarella, or some nice gelato – and this summer, the city’s selection of delicacies from Italy is now expanded with a trio of freshly opened eateries: a butcher, a baker, ...
March Across Budapest Calling For Acceptance Of Sexual Minorities
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Thousands of people marched across central Budapest on Saturday afternoon to call for acceptance and identical rights for Hungary’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. The procession saw the crowd, comprised mostly of young people with rainbow flags, coloured balloons and billboards, march from opposite the Opera House on Adrássy út to the Tabán park area in Buda. ...