‘Faced with boat disasters, Europe must act’
Source: SWI ‘Faced with boat disasters, Europe must act’ By Thomas Stephens APR 20, 2015 – 08:57 The weekend’s refugee disaster off the coast of Libya has prompted indignation in […]
Swiss jihadist frees wife and child
HELD CAPTIVE Swiss jihadist frees wife and child By swissinfo.ch and agencies APR 19, 2015 – 15:30 The mother and child were let go near the border town of Reyhanli (Keystone) A woman and her young child, held in Syria for several months by her Swiss-Turkish husband, have been released. […]
IRAQI ODYSSEY : ‘Nostalgia as a weapon against fundamentalism’
By Islah Bakhat APR 17, 2015 – 11:00 1959: A year after the Iraqi monarchy was overthrown, Samir (still a little boy, the second from the right) and his family picnic outside Baghdad with some friends. An image from a revolutionary era (Dschoint Ventschr) In Iraqi Odyssey, film director Samir […]
Jordanians take to Twitter to support Prince Ali’s FIFA bid
AMMAN — With the approach of the May 29 FIFA presidential elections, Jordanians have taken to social media to support HRH Prince Ali’s bid. Prince Ali, FIFA vice president for […]
Ebola vaccine passes safety test in Geneva trial
EPIDEMIC Ebola vaccine passes safety test in Geneva trial By Simon Bradley in Geneva APR 1, 2015 – 23:00 A health worker injecting a man with an Ebola vaccine in Conakry, Guinea, in March (Keystone) The experimental Ebola vaccine partially tested at Geneva University Hospital (HUG) is safe and effective, […]
Starting over in Switzerland
B PERMIT Starting over in Switzerland By Catherine McLean swissinfo.ch FEB 4, 2015 – 11:00 Jwan Othman and Media Joulak attend German classes each day, taking turns watching the children (Catherine McLean / swissinfo.ch) Jwan Othman and Media Joulak sit down on a black couch in the tidy main […]
Dr. Ifthikar Ahmad Ayaz's address at Geneva
Source: lankaweb.com (Given below are the remarks by Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz, OBE Chairman, International Human Rights Committee, United Kingdom on Freedom of Belief in Pakistan” – Side Event – Geneva […]
Dr. Ifthikar Ahmad Ayaz’s address at Geneva
Source: lankaweb.com (Given below are the remarks by Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz, OBE Chairman, International Human Rights Committee, United Kingdom on Freedom of Belief in Pakistan” – Side Event – Geneva […]
INTERACTIVE MAP Switzerland's Bollywood hotspots
By Duc-Quang Nguyen and Anand Chandrasekhar MAR 23, 2015 – 10:59 The courtship scenes in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) put Switzerland firmly on the tourist map for many Indians (Keystone) To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Indian film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, that was extensively filmed in Switzerland, swissinfo.ch […]
INTERACTIVE MAP Switzerland’s Bollywood hotspots
By Duc-Quang Nguyen and Anand Chandrasekhar MAR 23, 2015 – 10:59 The courtship scenes in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) put Switzerland firmly on the tourist map for many Indians (Keystone) To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Indian film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, that was extensively filmed in Switzerland, swissinfo.ch […]
ISLAMIC STATE : Swiss want International Criminal Court intervention
MAR 28, 2015 – 14:10 Iraqi security forces prepare to confront Islamic State in Tikrit (Keystone) Switzerland has appealed to the UN Security Council on Friday to prosecute war crimes in Iraq under the International Criminal Court (ICC). It also reiterated its support for a similar ICC intervention in Syria. […]
Switzerland: CITIZENSHIP TEST: Facilitated naturalisation, a bitter pill?
By Clare O’Dea Facilitated naturalisation for spouses of Swiss nationals used to be seen as the easy route to citizenship. However the integration assessment has become an onerous and intrusive procedure for some, with significant disparity in how the local authorities deal with applicants. Some 8,000 Swiss residents per year […]
History of Muslim settlements in Switzerland in the 10th century
Fraxinetum: An Islamic Frontier State in Tenth Century Provence (France) BY MEDIEVALISTS.NET – JULY 3, 2013POSTED IN: ARTICLES Fraxinetum: An Islamic Frontier State in Tenth Century Provence By Mohamad Ballan […]
Switzerland: Court clears way for collective asylum for Syrians
BROADER PROTECTION? Court clears way for collective asylum for Syrians MAR 19, 2015 – 15:14 The Swiss cabinet has the power to grant Syrian refugees temporary protection collectively instead of on an individual basis, according to a ruling announced on Thursday by the Federal Administrative Court in St Gallen. The […]
MIGRATION: Kosovo exodus concerns Swiss president
MAR 16, 2015 – 19:09 Similarities: Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga (left) and Kosovan counterpart Atifete Jahjaga (Keystone) Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga has expressed concern about continuing mass emigration from Kosovo during an official visit from Kosovan President Atifete Jahjaga. “The republic needs its own young, qualified citizens,” Sommaruga said in Bern […]
PRESS REVIEW: New Credit Suisse boss welcomed by Swiss papers
By Thomas Stephens MAR 11, 2015 – 09:10 Tidjane Thiam’s face was on the cover of the main Swiss newspapers on Wednesday, along with the words “non-banker”, “carrier of hope” […]
ILLEGAL SERVICE : Swiss citizen arrested for fighting Islamic State
By swissinfo.ch and agencies MAR 11, 2015 – 16:21 Cosar’s militia allied with Kurdish fighters who eventually liberated the northern Syrian city of Kobane, also known as Ayn al-Arab (Keystone) Johan Cosar, a Swiss citizen who has been fighting against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, was arrested in Basel […]
SCHENGEN MEETING : Sommaruga wants broad strategies against immigration
MAR 12, 2015 – 19:38 The Swiss want to focus on established migration routes to tackle illegal immigration (Keystone) Swiss president Simonetta Sommaruga, called for thinking beyond the EU to stem illegal immigration at the Schengen Mixed Committee Meeting held in Brussels on Thursday. She also urged the use of […]
RIGGESBERG CENTRE : The village with a soft spot for asylum seekers
Eritreans make up the majority of asylum seekers at the shelter. Donations from the villagers The shelter’s residents prepare their own food. What’s for dinner? The centre houses several families. Space is limited for the 150 or so asylum seekers. In the morning residents can sign up to […]
Solar plane to take off Monday for flight around the world
Bertrand Piccard, one of the two Swiss pilots of the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2, lands at the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi’s small Al Bateen Airport during the third test […]