Cartoon of the day : Save the Nature !
Published in a campaign by Swiss farmers, but valid for all parts of the world.
UPRISING: Turks in Switzerland divided over protests
by Renat Kuenzi, swissinfo.ch June 11, 2013 – 21:23 Which way Turkish society and politics should develop is an issue not only in Turkey itself, but also among Turkish citizens living in Switzerland. The recent protests that began in Istanbul are absorbing the attention of many Turks here. Political scientist […]
2013 Aga Khan Architecture Awards Betters Muslim Communities in Iran, Morocco and Lebanon
The nominees for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were recently announced: 20 candidates – half hailing from the Middle East – all vying for a million dollar prize. […]
Switzerland: Somali girls with hijab permitted to come back to school
Two Somali girls are again allowed to attend school lessens after country-wide criticism- with their hijab. One teacher from the Primary School in Au-Heerbrugg had previously sent the girls home. […]
Switzerland: Tighter Asylum Law: Minister pushes for more and fair asylum reforms
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch June 9, 2013 – 20:20 Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga says voters’ approval on Sunday of the latest reform paves the way for the introduction of faster […]
Switzerland: June 9 votes: More stringent asylum rules set to be confirmed
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch June 8, 2013 – 15:10 Voters have the final say this weekend whether a more restrictive asylum law introduced last autumn should be upheld. They also […]
Switzerland: Hotel students boycott church graduation event
Certain students who concluded their studies at the Swiss Hotel Management School are boycotting the graduation ceremony because it is being held in a Catholic church. The school, which promotes […]
Switzerland: Headscarf ban: Two girls are not allowed in to attend school in Heerbrugg
At the Herrbrugg School in the Canton of St. Gall wearing of headscarves is not allowed. Now two Somali girls were sent home because they did not adhere to the […]
Switzerland: Jail for woman inciting honor killing .
Jail for woman inciting honor killing A Turkish woman has had her appeal overturned by the Federal Court and will serve a jail term for attempting to incite an honor killing. The appeal refers to a case heard in the High Court in Bern. It relates to a Turkish woman […]
ongoing battle: Switzerland ʻextremely concernedʼ about Syria
June 3, 2013 – SWISSINFO.CH The Swiss foreign ministry has said it is “extremely concerned” about the situation in Syria, particularly the intense fighting in the city of Qusair, and […]
Red Cross museum: Exhibition reflects ‘open and generous Switzerland’
June 01, 2013 After almost two years of renovation, the Red Cross and Red Crescent museum has reopened in Geneva with a new permanent exhibition. Visitors embark on a journey […]
Safe and Sound: Tight security keeps Swiss happy
May 31, 2013 – SWISSINFO.CH The Swiss feel safe at home and are optimistic about the future of their country, but don’t seem likely to give up their militia army […]
DOUBLE TROUBLE: US expats feel the burden of FATCA
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch May 28, 2013 US anti-tax evasion legislation known as FATCA – the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act – has caused upheaval among the American expat community and dual Swiss-US nationals living in Switzerland where it was agreed in February. “People are very angry and upset but […]
Switzerland: JUNE 9 VOTE: Asylum and cabinet reforms set for clear verdict
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch May 29, 2013 – 17:01 A reform aimed at tightening asylum laws is poised for approval at the ballot box next month, but a rightwing proposal […]
Switzerland denies Saudi sheikh entry for 5 years
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 27 May 2013 Saudi Sheikh Mohammad Al-Arifi has been banned again from entering Switzerland and all European Union countries, according to a Swiss official. Jourg Walban, […]
Swiss politics: The big bad foreigner in poster art
by Daniele Mariani, swissinfo.ch May 24, 2013 – 11:00 First it was Bolsheviks and Jews. Then it was migrant workers from Southern Europe. Now it’s more exotic newcomers such as […]
NEW LIVES: Resettling the vulnerable who cannot go home
by Simon Bradley in Lebanon, swissinfo.ch May 22, 2013 – 11:01 Resettlement in the West for the most vulnerable of the more than 1.5 million people who have fled Syria is as good as winning the lottery. For its part, Switzerland has only taken a handful and there are obstacles […]
Illegal money: Swiss Cabinet drafts unique law on dictators’ assets
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch May 22, 2013 – 18:15 Cabinet has presented a draft bill setting the rules for the freezing and restoring assets obtained illegally by foreign dictators and […]
Switzerland: Alcohol abuse linked to domestic violence
Epigraph: O ye who believe! wine and the game of hazard and idols and divining arrows are only an abomination of Satan’s handiwork. So shun each one of them that you may […]
Neither war nor peace: Battle begins against drones and killer robots
by Frédéric Burnand in Geneva, swissinfo.ch May 20, 2013 – 11:01 The intensive use of drones by the Obama administration is feeding a wave of protest and criticism which reaches […]