Who’s who at WEF 2020 in Davos
By Jessica Davis Plüss (text), Kai Reusser (graphics) This content was published on January 20, 2020 11:00 AM Jan 20, 2020 – 11:00 Many eyes will be on the […]
Good offices ” How ‘messenger’ Switzerland deals with the US and Iran
By Thomas Stephens Jan 7, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch As tensions rise between the United States and Iran, Switzerland’s role as intermediary between the two countries has returned to the spotlight. […]
I am taking the train to Davos – here’s why
Global Agenda Environment and Natural Resource Security Davos 2020 I’m taking the train to Davos – here’s why It’s better for carbon emissions, sure. But also for comfort and […]
Switzerland: Outright burka ban faces opposition in parliament
Dec 12, 2019 – 16:45 A campaign for a n outright burka ban in public collected enough signatures for a nationwide vote in 2017. Parliament is opting for a […]
Delegates fail to agree agenda for Syria constitution talks
Nov 29, 2019 – swissinfo.ch The second week-long round of talks in Geneva on Syria’s constitution ended on Friday with the Syrian government and opposition co-chairs unable to reach consensus […]
Political history: Switzerland’s controversial minaret ban, ten years on
Source: Swiss Info By Abdelhafidh Abdeleli A decade ago, a majority of Swiss voters backed a people’s initiative banning the building of minarets in the country. What has changed since? […]
A second Brexit referendum? Swiss lessons on repeating votes
By Domhnall O’Sullivan Nov 29, 2019 – swissinfo.ch Three years after voting to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom is still polarised over Brexit. Would a second referendum heal […]
100 years of Multilateralism, Geneva exhibition examines human struggle between war and peace
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva Nov 13, 2019 – swissinfo.ch Is war the future of man? This philosophical question is at the centre of an exhibition on war and […]
Rescuing the Reefs; Red Sea coral spotlights Swiss ‘Science Diplomacy’
By Julia Crawford Nov 8, 2019 – 11:00 (Guilhem Banc-Prandi) Coral from the Red Sea is special for its exceptional ability to withstand the effects of climate change, but the […]
Explainer How well does the new Swiss asylum system work?
By Marie Vuilleumier Nov 11, 2019 – 16:40 The Swiss asylum process was streamlined in March, but critics have raised serious objections. What is it about? The reform, which […]
Administrative detention. What prison is like for failed asylum seekers
By Marie Vuilleumier Nov 6, 2019 – 11:00 Thousands of unsuccessful asylum seekers are imprisoned each year in Switzerland before being expelled from the country. swissinfo.ch spoke to two of […]
Converted / reverted at the age of 15 to Islam
My ‘way to Islam’ was already published in the article ‘Glimpses into the life of a global nomad part one’ (see: https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/08/15/glimpses-into-the-life-of-a-global-nomad-part-one/ ). In this time and age the article […]
Zurich research could help predict earthquake patterns
Oct 12, 2019 When a powerful earthquake strikes, there is currently no way of knowing whether it will be followed by an even bigger one. But research by scientists at […]
Generation Global: The Swiss nun who wants to end celibacy
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Equatorial Guinea: Swiss to auction 25 supercars seized from son of Equatorial Guinea dictator
Luxury cars seized from vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema are expected to fetch $18m at Geneva auction Agence France-Presse Sun 29 Sep 2019 A collection of luxury cars […]
Jamaat Switzerland’s 37th Jalsa Salana
27th September 2019 Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Switzerland Twitter @SwissJalsa The 37th Jalsa Salana Switzerland was held at Noor Mosque Wigoltingen, from 20 to 22 September 2019. The […]
Good offices: Swiss foreign minister sees Syrian peace within reach
Sep 24, 2019 – Switzerland, as the host state for Geneva’s peace process for Syria, supports the rapid establishment of a Syrian constitutional committee. “Concrete steps within the framework of […]
Drone attack: Swiss foreign minister concerned about war risk in the Middle East
Sep 22, 2019 – 11:03 The attack also targeted the Aramco oil processing facility which in turn disrupted global energy supply. The recent drone attacks on Saudi oil installations […]
Indiennes – The Swiss textile industry’s unsavoury past
By Anand Chandrasekhar Sep 19, 2019 – 11:00 A Zurich exhibition looks at how the slave trade, colonial exploitation and religious conversion all led to the establishment of Switzerland’s […]
Switzerland in the age of automatic exchange of banking information
By Armando Mombelli Sep 17, 2019 – 10:38 A year ago, Switzerland began to pass on data on the bank accounts held by foreigners in Swiss banks to around […]
