Swiss Identity

Al-Jazeera journalist turned back at Swiss border

This content was published on Oct 15, 2001 Palestinian-born Ahmad Kamal presented himself to the Swiss border police with Belgian travel documents, but without the necessary visa, according to a Geneva police spokesman. Kamal called his employers to say the Swiss had detained him. The police told swissinfo on Monday he was taken to a dormitory in the transit zone to spend the…

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Tourist guide offers travels into “Belle Epoque”

This content was published on Oct 15, 2001 The publication by Vereinigung Kunsttourismus Schweiz (association of arts tourism Switzerland), which fits easily into travellers’ pockets with its 20 pages and narrow format, is aimed at individual travellers as well as tour operators specialising in theme trips. It details sites in three areas of Switzerland, which can be combined into tours of up to…

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Lausanne cathedral gets stolen treasures back – briefly

This content was published on Oct 15, 2001 Bern, their current owner, says it has no intention of returning the loot, which is scheduled for a four-month exhibition in Lausanne. In 1536, Bernese conquerors of canton Vaud took the treasures, which include some of the world’s oldest tapestries and brocade dating from the end of the Middle Ages. Made by skilled craftsmen, the…

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Basel steal 4-2 win to go top of the class

This content was published on Oct 14, 2001 Basel’s performance at the Pontaise stadium was all the more impressive because they were without star player, Murat Yakin. Kreuzer gave the visiting team a welcome lead in the 9th minute courtesy of a well-executed penalty, but the home side quickly fought back to level the score just 60 seconds later. Basel’s claim on Servette’s…

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Tenth-place finish for Zberg in Lisbon

This content was published on Oct 14, 2001 Freire covered the gruelling course in a time of 6 hours, 7 minutes and 21 seconds, edging past both Italian rider Paolo Bettini, who took silver, and Andrej Hauptman of Slovenia, who finished third. As the race went down to the wire, with a group of more than 40 riders funnelling into the final straight,…

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Bertossa to bow out of legal limelight

This content was published on Oct 14, 2001 Bertossa was elected to the post of canton Geneva’s chief prosecutor eleven and a half years ago and since that time has become one of the most well-known figures of the legal profession in Switzerland. The 59-year-old prosecutor said he would like to continue a career of combating crime after he leaves office but would…

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Long road to success

This content was published on Oct 14, 2001 swissinfo: Congratulations on a fantastic season. Are you surprised how well the year went? Peter Sauber: It is still hard to believe that we have managed to finish fourth. At the start of the season we could never have dreamt it possible because the competition was so stiff with seven works teams to go up…

Kloten starts without Hingis

This content was published on Oct 14, 2001 The Swiss star’s injury forced her to pull out of Saturday’s semi-final match against Lindsay Davenport at the WTA tournament in Filderstadt. On Sunday, Hingis underwent an operation in Zurich to ease the pain, but her surgeon, Heinz Bühlmann, said she would be out of action for around two months. “Her season is certainly over,”…

Sauber clinch fourth spot

This content was published on Oct 14, 2001 Formula One giants Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes were the only teams to finish above Peter Sauber’s outfit. With a tally of 22 points, the Hinwil-based outfit finished five points clear of nearest rivals BAR and Jordan. Sauber drivers Nick Heidfeld and Kimi Räikkonen were unable to add any more points to their total during Sunday’s…

Season over for Hingis

This content was published on Oct 13, 2001 Hingis was forced to pull out of her semi-final match against American Lindsay Davenport after hurting her right ankle. It was thought at first that the Swiss star had merely strained the joint but subsequent tests revealed that she had in fact suffered torn ligaments. The St Gallen player is now scheduled to undergo an…

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