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The French headquarters of LafargeHolcim in Paris, France, which was searched by police on November 14, 2017

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LafargeHolcim office searched over Syria business

This content was published on Nov 14, 2017 The Paris office of Franco-Swiss cement giant LafargeHolcim has been searched for information on financial links to jihadist groups in Syria.

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Terror suspects arrested in joint Franco-Swiss operation

This content was published on Nov 7, 2017 Anti-terrorist operations were launched on Tuesday in Menton and Aix-en-Provence in southern France, in the Paris region and in Switzerland, according to judicial sources. Ten people aged between 18 and 65 were arrested. Nine were taken into custody in France and one in Switzerland following these operations, after an investigation launched in July. A joint investigation…

A French soldier patrols in front of Marseille train station

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Swiss turn over brother of suspected Marseille killer

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017 The brother’s wife was also deported, a spokesperson for the Tunisian anti-terrorist unit told the AFP news agency on Thursday. The man handed over from Switzerland “was the subject of an international arrest warrant, and was sent back [to Tunisia] on Wednesday”, confirmed the spokesperson. The man and woman were arrested on October 8 in…

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Nobel Foundation accused of indirect nuclear arms investments

This content was published on Oct 20, 2017 The Swiss-based winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has called on the Nobel FoundationExternal link to be more transparent about how it invests its money. This follows allegations that the body has indirectly invested in companies linked to the United States’ nuclear arms programme. Last month, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear WeaponsExternal link…

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Muslim graves defaced in Lausanne

This content was published on Oct 16, 2017 A specific section of the Bois-de-Vaux cemetery in the French-speaking city has been reserved for Muslims since 2016, a decision that has caused a lot of controversy. Lausanne police said they are investigating the incident and authorities said the vandalism is being repaired. Pierre-Antoine Hildebrand, the city’s security director, told the Swiss News Agency on…

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Anti-nuclear weapons group wins Nobel Peace Prize

This content was published on Oct 6, 2017 The Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2017.

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‘The boat is full’: 75 years later

This content was published on Sep 26, 2017 Archive documents from September 1942 show how the government’s policy of turning away Jews at the Swiss border was controversial at the time.

Armed Yemenis, loyal to the Houthi rebels, brandish weapons in Sana a, Yemen in August 2016.

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Switzerland ranked second most transparent arms exporter

This content was published on Sep 13, 2017 Germany and Switzerland are the most transparent major small arms exporters, the 2017 Small Arms Survey has revealed.

Amnesty International activists hold a giant gun replica AK-47 during a rally

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Foreign minister urges full implementation of arms treaty

This content was published on Sep 11, 2017 States must focus more effort on fully implementing the landmark Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said on Monday.

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