Preparing for the next global catastrophe
Sep 26,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Jose Manuel Barroso GENEVA — After two-and-a-half years of lockdowns, quarantines, and mask mandates, billions of people around the world have returned to their […]
Time to rethink citizenship access in Switzerland
Democracy Series Democracy inclusion, Episode 4: On the International Day of Democracy, we present two people who have committed themselves to expanding political participation in Switzerland: Radical-Liberal politician Përparim Avdili […]
How gold mining in Ghana is threatening Swiss chocolate
Multinational companies As the world’s second-largest cocoa producer continues to lose swathes of farmland to illegal gold mining, Switzerland’s chocolate makers are waking up to the threat to their raw […]
In Basel, the Zionist movement looks to Israel’s future
“We must reclaim the term Zionism for ourselves,” the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, declared in Basel. During events in the Swiss city last week marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist […]
Swiss relief agencies raise funds for Pakistan
Devastating floods in Pakistan have claimed the lives of more than 1,100 people so far and damaged about one million homes. The Swiss are raising funds to help victims of […]
Basel celebrations mark 125 years since first Zionist Congress
Two days of events and discussions on the anniversary of the first Zionist Congress have begun in the northwestern Swiss city of Basel.This content was published on August 28, 2022 […]
An anti-Jewish revolt in an enlightened country
For centuries, Jewish people living in what is now Switzerland faced discrimination. It took the fall of the old Helvetic Republic for equal rights to finally become a reality.This content […]
‘Livable’ Swiss cemetery caters to all faiths
The Bremgarten cemetery in Bern is one of few in Switzerland offering people of diverse world religions and belief systems a final resting place. A tour of the grounds reveals […]
On the up: second-gen migrants in Switzerland surpass their parents educationally
Migrant children generally achieve a higher level of education than their parents, a study has found. But there are differences: children from Germany are more likely to go to university […]
How welcoming is Switzerland for refugees?
More than six million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion. A comparison with the previous influx of refugees in 2015 shows that – in addition to geography – politics and […]
The tech helping to bring you your morning coffee
By Luana FerreiraBusiness reporter, Brazil Published 1 day ago bbc.com For an estimated one billion people around the world drinking coffee is a daily regime. Yet what many coffee lovers […]
How a Swiss company is navigating the crisis in Sri Lanka
Rolf Blaser is the CEO of a Swiss-Sri Lankan company and lives next door to the president’s former residence. SWI swissinfo.ch spoke to him about the situation on the ground.This […]
Swiss in Algeria: decolonisation in a country without colonies
Sixty years ago Algeria gained independence from France. For Swiss residents of the North African country it was the end of an era. Their story is part of Switzerland’s ambiguous […]
WTO is falling into the growing chasm between rich and poor nations
RANVIR S. NAYAR June 18, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/jfqnf As expected, the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, which took place at its headquarters in Geneva last week, […]
Muslim World League chief leads religious diplomacy push at Geneva summit
MWL Secretary-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa delivered the forum’s opening speech. (SPA) Short Url Updated 14 June 2022 ARAB NEWS June 13, 2022 Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO […]
Swiss universities slip in global ranking
The federal technology institute ETH Zurich is the best non-English-speaking university in the world, according to this year’s QS ranking. Overall, however, Swiss unis lost ground.This content was published on […]
Search continues for Javanese governor’s son missing in Swiss river
Swiss police continue their search for the son of an Indonesian island governor, who went missing last week while swimming in the River Aare, near to Bern.This content was published […]
Switzerland. Annual racism report flags 630 cases of discrimination
A record number of cases of racial discrimination were recorded in Switzerland in 2021, with schools and other education centres seeing a notable increase.This content was published on April 24, […]
The death of Davos?
May 28,2022 – Carl Bildt DAVOS — Now that we have entered a new period of geopolitical conflict, protectionism and regionalism, one wonders whether the cosmopolitan, globalised world of Davos […]
Debt and hunger, UNDP chief sees ‘multiple’ world crises
By AFP – May 25,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / This photo taken on Wednesday shows a sign of the World Economic Forum at the Congress centre during the forum’s annual meeting in […]