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Minister: ‘UN aid agency is part of the problem in the Middle East’

Ignazio Cassis in a helicopter over Jordan

This content was published on May 17, 2018 United Nations aid work for Palestinian refugees is a stumbling block to peace in the Middle East, hindering integration.

Displaced children play at the Atamah camp, at the Syrian-Turkish border in Idlib province, Syria

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ICRC sees surge in tracing requests for missing Syrians

This content was published on May 2, 2018 Since the beginning of the conflict, the ICRC has received a total of 13,000 tracing requests in Syria from people seeking loved ones. Around one quarter of those requests were made last year. Inquiries on the missing have come from all over Syria, neighbouring countries, Europe, the United States and the rest of the world.…

Alain Berset, interior minister and 2018 president, at the Europa Forum

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Berset calls for pragmatic approach in EU policy

This content was published on Apr 30, 2018 The Swiss president, Alain Berset, says both Switzerland and the European Union have a mutual interest in stable bilateral relations.

Two soldiers in gas masks and protective clothing handover x-rays

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Poisoned: army attitudes, Syria chemicals and Swiss soil

This content was published on Apr 28, 2018 Monday 42 The number of reported cases of extremism among Swiss soldiers that the army followed up on last year. Right-wing extremism led the way, followed by jihad-motivated extremism and ethno-nationalist extremism. Tuesday 5 The amount in metric tons of the chemical isopropanol that Switzerland exported to Syria in 2014. The export was uncovered by a…

German President F.-W. Steinmeier with Swiss President Alain Berset (left)

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German president wraps up state visit to Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 26, 2018 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been received with military honours at the start of a two-day state visit to Switzerland.

A Syrian army airstrike targets the Islamic State-held Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood in Damascus

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Expert group to oversee returning jihadists

This content was published on Apr 23, 2018 Switzerland is creating a pool of experts to help local authorities deal with suspected jihadist fighters returning from combat zones such as Syria.

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‘We are constantly surrounded by people yet always alone’

This content was published on Apr 20, 2018 Swiss mediator Julian Hottinger lives out of his suitcase and negotiates for days on end – ‘even with the devil’ if necessary.

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Swiss in Israel urged to register with embassy as Syria conflict escalates

This content was published on Apr 14, 2018 As the Syrian crisis mounts, Erich Bloch, Israel representative of the Swiss abraod, urges his 18,000 compatriots to register with the embassy.

The US Navy is testing a autonomous warship capable of hunting silent diesel-electric submarines.

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What’s to be done about killer robots?

This content was published on Apr 9, 2018 Activists seeking to persuade nations to ban so-called killer robots say they are cautiously optimistic about talks on the future of such weapons.

African men waiting in place of detention

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Libya’s migrants: Swiss role in Europe’s response

This content was published on Apr 4, 2018 As Switzerland receives a first group of refugees from Libyan detention centres, we look at the international response to the crisis.

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