Philanthropy: Swiss charitable foundations continue to flourish
By Simon Bradley May 22, 2018 The Jacobs Foundation – one of the biggest in Switzerland with CHF7 billion in assets – funds activities such as research into […]
Why the Muslim World Needs to Follow Pope Francis?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The broader Sunni Shia conflict, with Saudi Arabia in one corner and Iran in the other, is no […]
Ecumenical pilgrimage Why is the pope visiting the Geneva-based World Council of Churches?
By Simon Bradley This content was published on May 15, 2018 Pope Francis (right) with Bishop Angelo De Donatis as he meets with the bishops, priests, religious and lay […]
Foreign policy UN reforms in 2018 are top priority, says Swiss diplomat
By Rita Emch in New York This content was published on January 19, 2018 Antonio Gutérres says he wants to reshape the UN’s unwieldy bureaucracy and structure(Keystone) Urgent […]
70 years ago Celebrating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on May 8, 2018 An ICRC aid convoy in Daraya, Syria, in 2016 (swissinfo.ch) On May 8, 1948, the first Red Cross Day […]
Where people commute by cable car
Source: BBC News By Larry Bleiberg 9 May 2018 After two hours of mountain hiking, my first destination came into sight, and it hardly seemed worth the trip. The wooden […]
David Goodall, 104, just took his own life, after making a powerful statement about assisted death
Source: The Washington Post By Lindsey Bever On his final day, before he went to a Swiss clinic to die, David Goodall spoke about his 104 years of life — and […]
Plastic tops: Swiss Guards renew their heavy headgear
This content was published on May 5, 2018 The metal helmets will be replaced by a lighter version made of PVC with a 3D printer. (Keystone) The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear: plastic PVC helmets made with a 3D printer. The first hard hat prototypes, […]
War in SyriaL Del Ponte settles old scores with UN
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44106344&locale=en Embed code This content was published on May 9, 2018 Carla Del Ponte, the Swiss former prosecutor of the United Nations war crimes tribunal, has strongly criticised the […]
Nuclear deal ; Swiss invitation to Iranian president remains open
This content was published on May 9, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rohani has been invited to Switzerland as the US pulls out of a nuclear deal with Tehran. (Keystone) […]
Integration: Integration key for Geneva University imam course
Source: Swiss Info Channel By Abdelhafidh Abdeleli and Julie Hunt A training course for imams at Geneva University, introducing them to Swiss law and values, is yielding results. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The course organisers […]
Tourism push; Swiss train named after Bollywood star Ranveer Singh
This content was published on April 30, 2018 (Switzerland Tourism/Valentin Flauraud) In a bid to attract more Indian tourists to western Switzerland, a Swiss train company has temporarily named […]
CHF18,000 per refugee: What will new asylum seeker integration funds be spent on?
By Peter Siegenthaler This content was published on May 3, 2018 In many regions asylum seekers work as volunteers, such as in Bösingen, canton Fribourg, where not enough locals are […]
UNHCR programme: Syrian refugees ‘resettle in’ to Switzerland
By Roger Wehrli (images and text) Day in the life of refugees This content was published on April 28, 2018 The Monjids – a family of four – are […]
The life of a mediator: ‘We are constantly surrounded by people yet always alone’
By Kathrin Ammann This content was published on April 20, 2018 Most mediators work for up to 15 years and then do something else. Julian Hottinger has been mediating […]
SWITZERLAND: Exclude or integrate? How politicians would deal with Islamic fundamentalists
By Peter Siegenthaler This content was published on November 21, 2017 According to the Social Democrats, most Muslims live their faith in a way that fits into Swiss society. (Keystone) […]
Professor Tariq Ramadan and France’s Islamophobia
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian Professor Tariq Ramadan takes part in a conference on the theme “Live together” in Bordeaux, March 26, 2016. The current imprint on Western society is a […]
German billionaire missing in Swiss Alps: what we know so far
The Local/AFP news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 11 April 2018 Karl-Erivan Haub was last seen at 9.10am on Saturday at the Klein Matterhorn cable station. Photo: AFP Updated: Strong winds have on Thursday […]
More awareness: Record number of reported discrimination incidents in Switzerland
This content was published on April 8, 2018 The number of incidents reported in schools and training centres also increased (Keystone) The number of reported cases of discrimination based […]
Hidden gems: Rare religious treasures go on show in Lucerne
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44020262&locale=en Embed code This content was published on April 6, 2018 On its 1,250th anniversary, the Court Church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne is opening up its treasure trove […]