By Sibilla Bondolfi This content was published on February 11, 2019 Pakistanis protest the release of Asia Bibi, who was accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed (EPA/RAHAT DAR) […]
This content was published on February 10, 2019 Geneva voters have lent their support to a hotly debated law on secularism that frames the relationship between the government and religious communities. Among other measures, the legislation bans elected officials from wearing outward signs of religious affiliation. The law, which […]
Feb 8, 2019 Naim Cherni and Nicolas Blancho outside the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona in June 2018. (Keystone) The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has filed an […]
24.01.2019 With posters and an information event in Winterthur, a Muslim reform community wants to promote peaceful Islam. What the Winterthur politician, Blerim Bunjaku, who himself as a Muslim is […]
Jan 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Jawad Anani Davos is a place where leaders of governments and business come together to issue their judgment on the world situation. They butter up […]
By Olivier Pauchard Jan 23, 2019 The Principality of Liechtenstein is marking its tercentenary. But 2019 is also 100 years since its rapprochement with Switzerland. Since 1919, links have been […]
Jan 27, 2019 – Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has unveiled plans to help entrepreneurs in the Middle East to set up businesses. He is asking other countries to contribute […]
The kingdom has sent one of its strongest delegations ever to the Swiss mountain resort and packed its top executives’ agendas with meetings with international peers. DAVOS – If […]
This content was published on January 24, 2019 By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday […]
By David Wainer Janua World leaders split into three camps over Trump’s vagaries Merkel, Brazil’s Bolsonaro, China’s Wang among Davos attendees Full coverage at bloomberg.com/davos, on Twitter @business and […]
By Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard, Jessica Davis Plüss Jan 21, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch More than 3,000 of the biggest names in business, government, and civil society descend on Davos this week to […]
Don’t talk to strangers – unless they’re Swiss! Indian parents have a unique way of raising their kids which includes making us perform customary dance routines for visiting guests […]
By Sibilla Bondolfi Jan 9, 2019 The Swiss government has put out a public tender for a collective health insurance to cover all asylum seekers in its federal asylum centres. […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 10 January 2019 Police in the Swiss city of Schaffhausen have defended their decision to fine a man who used the words “Allahu akbar” in public. […]
Press Reactions Why Trump’s absence could benefit Davos This content was published on January 11, 2019 The US government has already spent millions in Davos If this year’s World […]
AFP news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 27 November 2018 Geneva theology professors Elisabeth Parmentier (L) and Lauriane Savoy pose under the reformation wall in Geneva with a edition of “A Women’s Bible”. Photo: […]
Dec 18, 2018 – 20:48 United States President Donald Trump will attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2019 for the […]
By Simon Bradley Dec 10, 2018 – 11:00 United Nations member states are meeting in Morocco on Monday to formally adopt an international agreement that promises a better, more coordinated […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 5 December 2018 The Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt is to take on the costs of employing security personnel to protect its Jewish institutions. The move will […]
Dec 7, 2018 – 20:57 The pact envisages reducing the pressure on host countries like Uganda, Lebanon, Turkey and Bangladesh. (Keystone) The Swiss Federal Council has approved voting in favour […]