Ten-year-old enrols in Zurich university course
A ten-year-old boy who passed a Swiss final high school maths exam for fun is taking a special course in the subject at prestigious Zurich University, the institution said on […]
ETH Zurich remains in top 20 universities list
Switzerland’s Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) slipped in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings but it remained the only institution in the top 20 from continental […]
Switzerland: INTEGRATION QUESTION: Should schools teach all mother tongues?
by Abdelhafidh Abdeleli, swissinfo.ch October 2, 2013 – 11:00 Although Swiss public schools are required to teach in national languages, about 60 per cent of children born in Switzerland to […]
Aga Khan, a Swiss-Born Philanthropist and Muslim Spiritual Leader Visited India
Aga Khan, a Swiss-Born Philanthropist and Muslim Spiritual Leader visited India from 17 to 29 September 2013. During the visit in New Delhi, Aga Khan met President of India Pranab […]
Top-level talks : Geneva conference on Iran is set
September 27, 2013 – 09:02 A top-level conference on Iran’s nuclear programme is to be held in Geneva on October 15-16, it has been confirmed. The announcement came after a […]
Switzerland: FOREIGN WARS: Mercenary services outlawed by parliament
September 24, 2013 – 12:04 Private security contractors based in Switzerland will no longer be allowed to provide mercenaries and will have to report to the federal authorities any services they plan to supply beyond the country’s borders. New legislation, which was approved Monday by parliament, will be applied to […]
Mandatory military: Swiss voters endorse army conscription
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch September 22, 2013 – 20:13 Switzerland will remain one of the last countries in western Europe with mandatory military service after voters overwhelmingly rejected a pacifist […]
Veiled vote : Burka ban approved in Italian-speaking Switzerland
by Gerhard Lob with agencies, swissinfo.ch September 22, 2013 – 18:08 Ticino has become the first Swiss canton to approve a ban on face-covering headgear in public places, following a […]
The Man With Pink Hair
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN September 17, 2013 I was at a conference in Bern, Switzerland, last week and struggling with my column. News of Russia’s proposal for Syria to surrender its poison gas was just breaking and changing every hour, forcing me to rewrite my column every hour. To clear […]
Switzerland: REUNITING SYRIAN FAMILIES: New visa rules raise hopes – and questions
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch September 16, 2013 – 11:00 The Swiss government recently eased visa rules to help reunite Syrians from the war-torn state with their relatives in Switzerland. But what difference will this gesture make in practice? swissinfo.ch gauges the temperature among Syrian expats. “It’s a really good thing; […]
A new world order may be born in Geneva
STORY SUMMARY This is getting serious now, as the United States and Russia negotiate in Geneva on disposing of Syria’s chemical weapons, and generally responsible media report that U.S. President Barack Obama has exchanged letters with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The negotiations in Geneva between U.S. Secretary of State John […]
Saudi managers to study at top Swiss business school
RIYADH: RASHID HASSAN Published — Saturday 14 September 2013 The Kingdom plans to send Saudi managers from leading companies for training at IMD, a top Swiss business school. Dominique Turpin, […]
U.N. Has Gathered Testimony Indicating That Syrian Rebels Have Used Sarin Gas, Says Investigator
GENEVA, May 5 (Reuters) – U.N. human rights investigators have gathered testimony from casualties of Syria’s civil war and medical staff indicating that rebel forces have used the nerve agent […]
Del Ponte on Syria – Both sides are committing ‘incredible’ crimes
by Simon Bradley in Geneva, swissinfo.ch September 9, 2013 – 16:57 Swiss prosecutor Carla Del Ponte says ‘incredible’ crimes are being committed by both sides in the Syrian conflict. The […]
WEF SURVEY ; Switzerland tops field in competitiveness
September 4, 2013 – 07:51 Switzerland has again been named the most competitive country in the world in an annual survey released on Wednesday by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum. […]
Saudi foreign aid in 30 years totals $103bn
GENEVA: ARAB NEWS Published — Wednesday 4 September 2013 Around $103 billion in financial aid has been provided by Saudi Arabia to 95 developing countries over the past 30 years. […]
Human rights: Repatriations suspended to Sri Lanka
September 2, 2013 – 17:18 The Swiss refugee authorities say deportations of rejected Tamil asylum seekers to Sri Lanka have been temporarily suspended following reports of arrests and international criticism of the military’s increasing influence on the country’s leadership. The move was taken to avoid further arrests of Tamils upon […]
American supermodel, 24, wears stunning ivory sari as she marries the eldest son of the Aga Khan in fairytale wedding
– Kendra Spears and Prince Rahim announced their engagement in April – Married in traditional Muslim ceremony at Bellerive Castle in Geneva American supermodel Kendra Spears became a princess yesterday […]
POLICY CHANGE : Swiss refuge proposed for Syrians
September 1, 2013 – 14:19 As the conflict in Syria worsens, Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga wants Switzerland to take in a limited number of those fleeing the fighting, and to reintroduce the so-called quota system to Swiss refugee policy. The NZZ am Sonntag newspaper quotes “well-informed” sources as saying […]