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State Secretary: Hungary committed to coalition against Islamic State
Péter Sztáray said the migration wave of 2015 had proved Hungary right in that the uncontrolled influx of migrants undermined European security.
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Budapest Municipal Court sentences ISIS terrorist to life in prison
Hassan F. was sentenced for crimes against humanity and murder. He was arrested in Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport in 2018 with forged documents.
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Trial of IS terror suspect continues in Budapest
The court will hold its next hearing on Thursday when it will hear witnesses in Belgium and Malta by way of a tele-conference.
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FM: There should be talk about punishing IS fighters, not taking them back
During his address at a debate of the United Nations Security Council in New York, Péter Szijjártó said the defeat of the Islamic State brings with it new security challenges...
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Syrian pleads not guilty to murder as part of IS terror campaign
A Syrian national accused of orchestrating murder and terror as part of the Islamic State terrorist organization has pleaded not guilty to the charges at a trial in Budapest.
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Hungarian prosecutors charge Syrian man with ISIS war crimes
Hungarian prosecutors have charged a Syrian national alleged to have been a member of the Islamic State terrorist organization with carrying out acts of terrorism and crimes against humanity.
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Fidesz proved right about prepaid bank cards for migrants after detained IS leader received one
János Halász called for a change of direction in Brussels’ migration policy, arguing that “the current pro-migration majority” was putting the safety of Europeans at risk
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Senior IS leader who organized bombings and executions detained in Budapest
A Syrian man has been arrested in Budapest on suspicion of acts of terrorism and carrying out multiple executions in his homeland in 2016
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FM: Hungary will continue to assist in the fight against ISIS
Péter Szijjártó said the Islamic State terrorist group still poses a grave global and regional threat, and Hungary is ready to keep fighting it
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NATO and Hungary to step up efforts to tackle IS terrorist group
“I assured the secretary general that Hungary will contribute to NATO’s counter-terrorism efforts not only in words but in action, and we will continue to do everything in our power to protect the security of our country and European citizens,” the foreign minister said
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Hungary's FM attends global coalition set up to defeat the Islamic State terrorist organization
Hungary's foreign minister said that Middle East stability is also in Hungary’s interest because “no matter what happens in this region, it will have an almost immediate effect on Europe’s security"
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Europe must come together to fight terrorism, says foreign minister
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said eastern and western Europe should “put aside political correctness and hypocrisy” and work together in countering the threat of terrorism for the sake of protecting the continent
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Hungary sends condolences to the UK following terrorist attack in London
“The attacks on Great Britain are particularly shocking to all Hungarians in view of the fact that in recent decades many of our compatriots have chosen your beautiful capital as a place to work or study,” PM Orbán said