Switzerland

Tunisia's former President Hammadi Jbali is facing a Tunisian court to explain a potential link between himself and Youssef Nada and Ghaleb Hemmet, two men who obtained Tunisian passports...

A group of international bodies have signed a $6.2 million project to support Egypt's presidency of COP27. In November, heads of state, ministers, journalists and more will gather in...

Islamophobia remains a growing threat across Europe, with several countries enacting policies that have contributed to the institutionalisation of an issue that should, instead, be stamped out with urgency,...

Algeria yesterday launched a campaign to promote its candidacy for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council for the term 2024-2025. Elections are due to be held...

The ambassadors of 11 Western countries and the European Union delegation in Khartoum yesterday accused the military rulers in Sudan of retreating from cooperating with the International Criminal Court...

Syrian Peace Talks scheduled in Geneva this month on a new Constitution for Syria have been cancelled, UN Syrian Envoy, Geir Pedersen, announced, Reuters reports. According to the report,...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi denounced as "irresponsible" the US and European efforts to propose a resolution against his country at the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors while...

A Swiss federal court on Friday acquitted Qatari President of Paris Saint-Germain football club Nasser Al-Khelaifi of corruption charges, news agencies reported. Al-Khelaifi, who is also chairperson of Qatar-owned...

The Lutheran World Federation has issued a statement calling on the international community to find "a lasting solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict," one that brings "an end to the occupation." "The Council...

The Saudi royal family has launched a non-profit organisation called the Hevolution Foundation, which plans to invest $1 billion annually in funding anti-ageing research and the biology of extending...

Kahana also voiced his opposition to the two-state solution, describing as “nonsense” the idea that it would bring peace

Iran, on Friday, summoned the Envoy of Switzerland, which represents US interests in Tehran, to protest against the US seizure of Iranian oil from a Russian-operated ship near Greece,...

The son of Egyptian president and dictator Hosni Mubarak has declared victory after over a decade of fighting corruption charges.

A collection of ancient Iranian artefacts have been returned to the country's National Museum after a 40-year search and a longstanding legal dispute. Dating back almost 3,000 years, 51 decorated glazed...

After an eight-year legal battle, a Swiss court has recognised the statelessness of Palestinian refugees from Syria and acknowledged their right to protection. The landmark case could open the...

Swiss federal prosecutors have dropped an 11-year investigation into suspected money laundering by Egyptians related to the Arab Spring uprisings, Reuters has reported. "Despite the numerous enquiries and having...

A new round of talks involving the Constitutional Committee seeking a solution to the ongoing 11-year war in Syria resumed in Geneva Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The five...

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie, yesterday described the situation in Yemen as “heartbreaking and infuriating”

The Swiss Public Prosecution yesterday demanded the imprisonment of Qatari national Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of the French football club Paris Saint-Germain, for 28 months, and the former FIFA Secretary-General...

Reports claiming that King Abdullah II opened secret bank accounts in Switzerland as the Arab Spring protests were setting off across the Middle East are "inaccurate, outdated and misleading"...

The accounts of many prominent figures from the Middle East were exposed in the data leak including those held by intelligence and military figures from Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq and Algeria.

A leak from one of the world's biggest private banks, Credit Suisse, reveals that it opened accounts for clients involved in torture and corruption including from the Middle East...

12,000 Iraqi official are being investigated for corruption

Former Algerian Defence Minister Khaled Nezzar is to be prosecuted in Switzerland for alleged war crimes committed in Algeria between 1992 and 1994, Arabi21 reported yesterday. In a statement, Trial International said: "The Swiss Office of...

Lebanese central bank head banned from foreign travel while fraud investigations continue

A number of European representatives and diplomats yesterday visited the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem and met with Palestinian families threatened with eviction by occupation authotiries. The...

Two Swiss half-sisters, whose mother took them out of the country with her when she joined the Daesh militant group in the Middle East in 2016 have been repatriated...

The story of Liverpool footballer Mohamed Salah's rise to stardom is to be included in the national school curriculum of his native Egypt, according to a report in the Times yesterday....

The UN Human Rights Council today recognised access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally adding its weight to the global fight against climate hardship and...

Bahrain's Kalkidan Gezahegne won the Giants Geneva 10K in 29 minutes 38 seconds on Sunday to take five seconds off the women's world record for a 10km road race...

The United Arab Emirates yesterday sentenced a Syrian human rights activist to ten years in prison on charges of terrorism and insulting the prestige of the state. Abdul Rahman...

France's highest court on Tuesday dismissed a previous legal ruling that struck out a charge for complicity in crimes against humanity against cement firm Lafarge over its dealings in...