by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch June 19, 2013 – 17:42 Parliament has thrown out a draft law enabling Swiss banks to hand over confidential data to the United States for cracking down on suspected tax cheats. However, it called on the cabinet to find legal means to resolve the standoff. For […]
Swissinfo.ch June 17, 2013 Advancing deserts are not unstoppable. By planting trees, it is possible to redevelop the soil and create an ecosystem that is more favourable for agriculture. The Swiss association Sylla Caap is convinced of this and in the savannah of Senegal has started building a Great Green […]
June 16, 2013 – 12:32 In response to an American whistleblower’s revelations of US spies operating in Geneva, Swiss president Ueli Maurer has called for a broadening of legislation to allow for investigations into foreign spy activity in Switzerland. “We have known for a long time that foreign information-gathering activities […]
June 14, 2013 – 16:40 The Swiss authorities have presented their latest proposed revision of the country’s asylum legislation, aimed notably at cutting the time needed to process requests from 1,400 days today to just 140 in most cases. Speaking in Bern on Friday, Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said the […]
Saudi Arabia: Islamic scholars, legal experts and aid workers exchange views 12-06-2013 News Release 13/105 Kuwait (ICRC) – A three-day workshop on the rights and obligations of humanitarian workers within the scope of international humanitarian law and Islamic jurisprudence concluded in Jeddah today. Approximately 75 aid workers, representatives of non-governmental […]
by Stefania Summermatter and Peter Siegenthaler, swissinfo.ch June 11, 2013 – 11:00 Illegally imprisoned for eight years, three former inmates of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp have found refuge in […]
Published in a campaign by Swiss farmers, but valid for all parts of the world.
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]