Most Recent Articles from Swiss News

• From the editor 

  Freedom of religion. Enjoyed by multitudes around the world, it is a human right sometimes taken for granted. Yet a standard architectural feature...

  11/01/09 by Cassandra Petrakis Zwahlen · More from publication

• Welcome, Mr. Councillor 

  The newest member of the Swiss Federal Council, Didier Burkhalter, will officially begin work on November 1. The 49-year-old senator from...

  11/01/09 · More from publication

• Out of the doghouse 

  With the flourish of a pen, Switzerland is off the OECD's notorious "grey list", according to a statement released by the Federal Department of...

  11/01/09 · More from publication

• Bilingual or bust 

  Thinking of applying for a Swiss passport? Better brush up on your German, French, Italian or Romansh first. The Swiss Senate recently backed the...

  11/01/09 · More from publication

• Chappatte 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHAT ARE YOUR SKILLS FOR NEGOTIATING WITH BEDOUIN DICTATORS

  11/01/09 · More from publication

• Tensions on the rise: rarely is there a church without a bell tower in Switzerland. Now other religious communities are demanding the same privilege: Muslims are fighting for the right to build minarets on top of mosques. This has been the cause of a heat 

  National headlines were guaranteed: In mid-September, the Islamic Community of Lucerne went public with a demand that has added a new chapter to an...

  11/01/09 by Sven Gallinelli · More from publication

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