Cluster: Geopolitics

Yemenis added to Swiss sanctions list

This content was published on May 5, 2015 Switzerland has added two top Yemeni figures involved in the crisis in the Arab state to a list of sanctions. The measure follows a United Nations Security Council embargo on arms, travel and assets passed on April 14.

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A woman and a platoon leader

This content was published on Apr 24, 2015

Swiss jihadist frees wife and child

This content was published on Apr 19, 2015 The 22-year-old mother, a German national, is now sheltering with the German authorities in Turkey. The man, a 21-year-old logistics specialist and Muslim convert from Arbon, canton Thurgau, let them go on Saturday night near the town of Reyhanli, on the Syrian-Turkish border. He had been in Syria since July. His wife followed him there…

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Swiss and Austrian armies consider collaboration

This content was published on Apr 16, 2015 On an official visit to Switzerland on Thursday, Austrian Defence Minister Gerald Klug praised the excellent relations between the two countries. “Switzerland and Austria are natural partners,” he stated. In a pilot project foreseen for 2016, recruits from the neighbouring countries would participate in a three- to four-week exercise at the end of their basic…

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When war becomes a state of mind

This content was published on Apr 11, 2015 The physical scars of war remain in the landscape; the mental ones are passed on to next generations - the theme of "War without War", a new book with images by Swiss photographer Meinrad Schade.

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Court clears way for collective asylum for Syrians

This content was published on Mar 19, 2015 The court based its ruling on Swiss asylum law, taking into account the volatile situation in Syria since 2011. Currently, each application for asylum must be handled individually, and each decision must be based on the current situation. But because the situation in Syria is volatile, the basis for decision-making changes constantly, the court found.…

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Chemical weapons proliferators added to Syria sanctions

This content was published on Mar 18, 2015 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) added seven individuals and six businesses to its existing sanctions list on Wednesday. Among them are the Organisation for Technological Industries and the Syrian Company for Information Technology belonging to the Syrian Defence Ministry. Among the individuals named are Bayan Bitar and Ghassan Abbas, who SECO alleges helped…

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Zurich resident – Vladimir Lenin

This content was published on Mar 14, 2015

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Swiss citizen arrested for fighting Islamic State

This content was published on Mar 11, 2015 The 32-year-old Cosar, who was born in St Gallen and grew up in Locarno, is currently free on bail but faces up to three years in prison if convicted of fighting for a foreign military force without permission, according to Swiss Public Television, RSI. Military justice proceedings against Cosar were launched last autumn while he…

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Swiss army personnel injured in Mali

This content was published on Mar 7, 2015 The Swiss defence ministry said the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when unknown assailants opened fire on guests in a restaurant in Bamako. The two Swiss are said to be critical but in a stable condition and underwent surgery in a nearby hospital before being flown out to neighbouring Senegal for further…

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