ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Swiss companies to invest in renewable energy and IT sectors of the country. The prime minister was talking to Swiss delegation led by its Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis who called on him in Islamabad. Both sides agreed to use G2G and B2B channels to build collaboration in tourism … Read more
A vast opening was left at Wimbledon this week when Roger Federer’s name was absent. The Swiss incredible implied he could be once again at hunting ground when he made an appearance. Federer, who turns 41 one month from now, has simply dedicated to playing at his old neighborhood competition in Basel and the Laver … Read more
Switzerland will host a high-level conference on Ukraine reconstruction next month. The event had been planned before Russia launched its full-scale invasion. It had originally been slated to discuss reforms in Ukraine before being repurposed for war reconstruction. Switzerland will host a high-level conference on Ukraine reconstruction next month, said president Ignazio Cassis, adding that … Read more
A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with a knife attack in western Switzerland. He is accused of stabbing to death a man at a kebab restaurant near a train station. Prosecutors say he also planned an arson attack in the name of the Islamic State group. Swiss Turkish dual national has been charged … Read more
Iran summoned the Swiss envoy, who represents US interests in Tehran, on Friday to express its displeasure with the US seizure of Iranian oil from a Russian-operated tanker near Greece, according to Iranian media. The ministry demanded that the ship and its cargo be released immediately, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA. The … Read more
Swiss prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a woman with attempted murder on behalf of the Daesh organization in connection with a violent knife assault in November 2020. The unidentified 29-year-old woman reportedly assaulted two ladies in a retail shop in the southern city of Lugano. According to the indictment, she has been charged … Read more
Swiss voters backed making streaming services contribute to Swiss filmmaking on Sunday, as well as funding the expansion of Europe’s Frontex border agency, avoiding another spat with Brussels. Final results showed that 58 percent of voters supported the so-called “Lex Netflix,” while 71 percent supported Switzerland’s participation in the Frontex expansion, which would provide more … Read more
The French headquarters of British metallic rich person Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance and a foundry had been raided with the aid of investigators probing suspicions of money laundering and abuse of company property, the agency said Tuesday. The raids this week on the Paris company office and the Aluminium Dunkerque foundry had been a part … Read more
After winning cycling’s epic 257km Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, Dutch racer Dylan van Baarle of Ineos Grenadiers said he despised the cobbles after emerging alone from the 30 stretches of dusty, uneven old mining roads for a solo victory in bright weather. Van Baarle crossed the finish line with his head in his hands before leaping … Read more
Swiss chocolate massive Barry Callebaut defended Wednesday its selection to stay in Russia regardless of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered hundreds of overseas corporations to halt their Russian operations. In a video deal with to a rally outside the parliament in Bern last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted Swiss firms that hold … Read more
FIFA Former president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA chief Michel Platini will appear before Swiss prosecutors on charges of fraud between 8-22 June, the criminal court concerned said Tuesday. This will be the final hearing in a long-running saga that began in 2011 and stems from a payment from FIFA to Platini of 2 million … Read more
Rafael Nadal matched his best career start to an ATP Tour season with a victory Tuesday in his first match since capturing the Australian Open title, reaching the second round of the Mexican Open. The 35-year-old Spanish left-hander defeated US lucky loser Dennis Kudla 6-3, 6-2 to book a hardcourt date with American Stefan Kozlov … Read more
GENEVA: Swiss President Ignazio Cassis called for “calm and creativity” to fix Switzerland’s thorny relations with the European Union. Ties between Brussels and Bern have been strained since non-EU member Switzerland suddenly decided in May 2021 to end years of discussion towards a broad cooperation agreement with the bloc. Cassis said that in sorting out … Read more
Patrizia Kummer, an unvaccinated Swiss snowboarder who competed in the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday after three weeks of quarantine, said she had “no difficulty” and didn’t “care what people thought” of her. Athletes who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 enter the “closed loop” bubble system immediately at the Beijing Games, but those who have not … Read more
MELBOURNE: Men’s world number one Novak Djokovic was named among the entries for the Australian Open on Wednesday, following intense speculation about his vaccination status, but women’s great Serena Williams was missing. The Serbian had cast doubt on whether he would defend his Melbourne title next month, refusing to reveal whether he was inoculated against coronavirus, a … Read more
SYDNEY: After months of speculation that Novak Djokovic may miss the Australian Open over tough Covid vaccination requirements, the world number one was on Tuesday named to play in a Sydney tournament weeks before. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had cast doubt on whether he would defend his title at Melbourne Park next month, refusing … Read more
NEW DELHI: New Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of toxic smog on Friday after an overnight barrage of firecrackers for the Hindu festival of Diwali in the Indian megacity, despite a ban on selling them. At various hotspots, levels of harmful PM 2.5 particles topped 400 on average on the air quality index. The figure … Read more
PARIS: Former men’s tennis world number one Roger Federer dropped a further four places in the latest ATP rankings on Monday to 15th having exited the top 10 last week. The 40-year-old Swiss is side-lined with a right knee injury and has not played since a humiliating straight sets quarter-final defeat at the hands of … Read more
