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Swiss-Beninese deal aims to boost entrepreneurship

Swiss and Beninese officials sign agreement in Bern

This content was published on May 22, 2018 Switzerland and Benin have concluded an agreement to strengthen private businesses and farming in the West African state.

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Palestinian return is a right not a dream

This content was published on May 22, 2018 The Swiss foreign affairs minister cast UN aid work for Palestinian refugees as a stumbling block to Middle East peace. A Palestinian response.

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Swiss campaign to make lifesaving drugs affordable

This content was published on May 22, 2018 Swiss authorities must act to make lifesaving drugs more affordable by introducing compulsory licensing, says NGO Public Eye.

Politicians from eight major countries, including the EU, on stage at the EPFL Lausanne in 2015

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Swiss firms in Iran fear US sanctions

This content was published on May 21, 2018 Several Swiss newspapers on Sunday reported that Swiss firms in Iran have stopped making new business contracts two weeks ago. Sharif Nezam-Mafi, chairman of the Swiss-Iranian chamber of commerceExternal link, is quoted as saying several Swiss firms were about to close their subsidiaries in Iran. He apparently met representatives of major Swiss companies in Tehran…

UNRWA head Pierre Kraehenbuehl, left, and Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, right

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Swiss president moves to calm Palestinian aid outcry

This content was published on May 18, 2018 Experts have reacted to Swiss foreign affairs minister Ignazio Cassis’ comments that UNRWA's work is a stumbling block to peace in the Middle East.

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12,000 petitioners demand “humane” treatment of Eritreans

This content was published on May 18, 2018 Some 1,500 people have demonstrated in Bern, and handed in a petition calling for a more humane asylum policy for Eritreans.

Asylum-seekers clapping during a workshop

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Cantons to offer ‘pre-apprenticeship’ training to refugees

This content was published on May 17, 2018 Switzerland is rolling out a pilot scheme to help refugees and asylum seekers allowed to stay in the country prepare for an apprenticeship.

An Nur mosque in Winterthur with police cars in front

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Government invests in anti-radicalisation projects

This content was published on May 16, 2018 The funds, to be spent over five years, are to help kickstart projects to raise awareness, provide counselling and launch information campaigns. This will be done in collaboration with cantonal and municipal authorities as well as civil society, according to the Federal Police Office. The principles of the programme were agreed on and announced last…

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India and Switzerland: We do matter together

This content was published on May 16, 2018 The connections of democracy and leveraging the best of cultural and human diversity is what makes the India and Switzerland old and good friends.

Oratori a un tavolo sotto bandiere di Ginevra e Svizzera e la scritta 40° anniversario 1936-1976

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Switzerland’s delicate stances on Israel

This content was published on May 15, 2018 Switzerland, one of the first countries to recognize the state of Israel, is alarmed by the level of violence in Gaza Strip.

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