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Swiss aim for European data protection standards

This content was published on Oct 30, 2019 The Swiss government has approved a European agreement on personal data protection in a bid to meet international standards.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Swiss President Ueli Maurer on the latter s visit to Saudi Arabia.

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Swiss president wraps up controversial visit to the Gulf

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 Ueli Maurer has concluded his visit to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where the major topics of conversation were finance and sustainability.

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Swiss court rejects Tunisia appeal against Ben Ali assets decision

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 The Federal Criminal Court has thrown out an appeal by Tunisian authorities to freeze the funds of three brothers linked to Ben Ali assets.

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Police anti-terror raids carried out in three Swiss regions

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 An operation across three Swiss regions on Tuesday has led to the house searches of 11 people with suspected links to Islamist terror groups.

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Swiss newspapers downplay the importance of Baghdadi killing

This content was published on Oct 28, 2019 After the announcement that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed by United States special forces, Swiss newspapers doubt that the fate of the caliphate is in danger.

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Data protection rules violated during Swiss election

This content was published on Oct 27, 2019 “Only a few parties followed data protection regulations from the outset [of the campaign],” Lobsiger told the NZZ am SonntagExternal link newspaper. “For this reason, I intervened several times during the election campaign over breaches of data protection by political parties and called on those responsible to make corrections.” This was despite the Commissioner’s office…

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Anti-Turkish demonstrations enter third weekend

This content was published on Oct 26, 2019 The demonstrators said they were marching in support of the self-proclaimed Kurdish state known as ‘Rojava’, an area of northern and eastern Syria that borders Turkey. The purpose of the demonstration was to protest against the “war of aggression contrary to international law”. This follows the self-immolation of a Kurdish man, who set himself on…

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Swiss jihadists should be brought to justice on “home soil”

This content was published on Oct 26, 2019 Speaking to the Schweiz am WochenendeExternal link newspaper, the former Swiss public prosecutor also questions whether people can be guaranteed a fair trial in war-torn countries. Earlier this year, the Swiss government rejected calls to actively repatriate Islamic militants with Swiss nationality from Syria or Iraq. “Switzerland could help set up a special international court…

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Government rejects allegations of PR spending spree

This content was published on Oct 23, 2019 The Swiss government says annual spending for public relations and external studies have remained stable over the past ten years.

Swiss Diaspora

‘The anger of the Swiss Abroad has to be taken seriously’

This content was published on Oct 23, 2019 No e-vote option, no successful candidate, a lower turnout rate – the recent parliamentary elections were not a success for expat Swiss.

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