DESECRATED TOMBS Muslim graves vandalised in Lausanne MAY 4, 2015 – 14:29 The designation of a special zone for Muslim tombs was announced on March 25 (Keystone) Thirteen graves with tombstones bearing Arabic- or North African-sounding names have been vandalised at the Bois-de-Vaux cemetery in Lausanne. The cemetery is scheduled […]
OPINION How does Switzerland matter for the British elections? By Pieter Cleppe, Open Europe MAY 4, 2015 – 14:57 With EU relations a campaign issue, the UK could learn a few things from non-EU member Switzerland, writes Pieter Cleppe of the Brussels think tank, Open Europe. By Pieter Cleppe Pieter […]
Conviction upheld for ex-Swiss pol who called for Kristallnacht against Muslims April 29, 2015 6:43am (JTA) — A Swiss court upheld a lower tribunal’s conviction of a former politician who called for a Kristallnacht against Muslims. The High Court of Zurich this week upheld a district court’s ruling against Alexander […]
EARTHQUAKE Long-term rebuilding needed for Nepal By John Heilprin APR 27, 2015 – 14:33 A Swiss team is assessing needs in earthquake-hit Nepal after the devastation seen in villages like this one, Kumalpur, on the outskirts of capital Kathmandu, Nepal on 27 April 2015. (Keystone) A Swiss team of experts […]
MEDITERRANEAN CRISIS ‘Migrants are not adventurers or tourists’ By Luigi Jorio APR 28, 2015 – 11:00 Since the beginning of the year, 16,900 migrants have landed in Italy, among them many women and children (Keystone) Europe has the wrong approach for containing the number of refugees crossing the Mediterranean, an […]
URBAN BEEKEEPING Honey from the city Hives and honey production on a rooftop in the middle of the city of Zurich. Helena Greter – well protected – opens the trays. The honeycombs are removed during the summer harvest The beekeeper carefully analyses the colony to ensure good health There is a large selection […]
IMMIGRATION Amnesty asks Swiss to help end European migrant crisis APR 22, 2015 – 16:35 Amnesty International is urging the Swiss and other European nations to create a new rescue operation in the Mediterranean for migrants like these disembarking from an Italian Coast Guard ship on April 22 (Keystone) Amnesty […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]