Switzerland

Iran has accused the US of harassing Iranian representatives of international organisations based in the US, including the United Nations (UN). Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh...

Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (ASRSG) Stephanie Williams confirmed that no progress had been made regarding the mechanism for selecting members of the new executive authority to...

Beny Steinmetz, Israeli-French mining tycoon, yesterday appeared in a Swiss court over corruption claims that he paid millions of dollars to Guinean officials for mining franchises, international news agencies...

Around half a million French people took to the streets over the weekend urging President Emmanuel Macron's government to abandon legislation which would stop the publication of photographs or...

Talks on the Libyan crisis being held in Switzerland and Morocco are designed to exclude renegade General Khalifa Haftar, former US presidential aide, Jeffrey Feltman, announced yesterday. In a...

Switzerland is considering banning the Iranian-backed Shia group, Hezbollah, after the country's federal council agreed last week to review a report investigating the group's activities within its borders. The application...

US Special Envoy for Syria James Jeffrey will pay a visit to Switzerland and Turkey to discuss latest efforts for the resolution of the Syrian conflict, the State Department...

The United States on Friday said it was imposing visa restrictions on 13 Iranian individuals for their involvement in "gross violations of human rights" regarding a 1990 assassination of...

A Swiss pharmaceutical company has completed the first transaction under a new humanitarian trade channel with Iran, the government announced yesterday. "We would like to emphasise that the operationalisation...

The paper said the princess, who is known for advocating for women’s rights and political reform in the kingdom, has been detained in Al-Hayer prison for the past year

Iran summoned a Swiss envoy in Tehran, who represents American interests, after Washington accused Iran for recent attack that killed two US service members in Iraq, Anadolu Agency reports. Ambassador...

Saudi Arabia suspended on Thursday the travel of citizens and residents outside the country temporarily to several states that have been witnessing the spread of the coronavirus. The Saudi...

The Israeli Population and Immigration Authority yesterday announced a complete ban on the entry of foreigners over coronavirus spread. On Friday, Israel decided to close its borders with Syria...

'Being a human rights defender in Yemen is extremely challenging'

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned the bombing carried on by Haftar forces on the Tripoli seaport on Tuesday, which left several casualties. The UNSMIL...

The Libyan Joint Military Commission started the second round of UN brokered talks in the Swiss city of Geneva aimed at reaching a ceasefire in the country. The United...

Swedish furniture and home goods retailer IKEA is being praised for defending a Muslim employee after a racist online customer's review of its store in Aubonne, Switzerland, Daily Sabah...

A humanitarian channel to bring food and medicine to Iran has started trial operations, the Swiss government said on Thursday, helping supply Swiss goods to the struggling population without...

Former Saudi minister of justice, Mohammed Bin Abdul-Karim Issa, has announced that his country will stop funding mosques in foreign countries, Arabi21.com reported on Friday. According to the Swiss...

Iraqi President Barham Salih confirmed yesterday that the request to end the presence of US troops in the country "does not negate Iraq's appreciation for their services." Salih said...

Iran summoned the Swiss ambassador yesterday, who represents US interests in Iran, in protest against Washington's recent air strikes in Iraq and American officials' "warmongering" statements. According to Iran's...

The Swiss Foreign Ministry has lifted its five-month freeze on payments to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The temporary suspension...

On Tuesday the internationally-recognised Yemeni government slammed the meeting between Swiss ambassador to Iran and the Houthis' representative in Tehran, Arabi21 reported. Yemeni information minister, Muammar Al-Eryani, disclosed that...

The United States and Iran each freed a prisoner on Saturday in a rare act of cooperation between two longtime foes whose ties have worsened since President Donald Trump...

A new round of talks on Syria peace failed to start due to failure to reach an agreement on the agenda, said a UN official on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. "It...

The meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee in Geneva, stalled on Tuesday, due to differences between the regime and opposition delegations on its agenda. UN Special Representative for Syria...

Abdallah Chatila claims he bought the items - including Adolf Hitler's collapsible top hat - to prevent them from being used for the purpose of “neo-Nazi propaganda”

Saudi Princess Basmah, daughter of King Saud bin Abdulaziz is under house arrest for wanting reforms

Saudi authorities kidnapped a Saudi lawyer and an activist from their residence in the Switzerland city of Geneva, the rights group Prisoners of Conscience has revealed. Saudi lawyer Hassan...

The mini-constitution drafting committee of Syria yesterday concluded the first round of talks at the UN headquarters in Geneva. The delegations representing the Syrian opposition, the regime and civil...

The Syrian opposition said yesterday that the regime delegation did not submit any proposals or ideas during the first session of the constitution-drafting committee meeting held at the UN...

Hosted by the UN, representatives of the Syrian regime and Syrian opposition sat together in Geneva yesterday to discuss the country's future constitution. According to UN News, the UN Special...