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2026-04-16
The Taliban are experiencing a windfall by collecting fees from passengers flying over Afghanistan. The move is bringing in tens of millions of dollars, including from Swiss travellers, without providing any service in return. Adapted routes Many more aircraft are currently flying over Afghanistan than before the Iran war. It is estimated that there are …
SWISS continues to suspend flights to Dubai
2026-04-14
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will continue to suspend its flights to and from Dubai until July 11 due to the uncertain situation in the Middle East. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was announced by the airline on Tuesday. It was previously known that the flights would be cancelled …
Criminal investigation launched after Swiss minister’s chatbot misogyny complaint
2026-04-13
Following a complaint lodged by Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter, the Bern public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation over insult and defamation. A user of the social network X prompted the AI Grok chatbot to conjure insults against the minister. The Bern public prosecutor’s office confirmed to news agency Keystone-SDA that it had launched …
Swiss mountain top revolving restaurant to be replaced
2026-04-10
The revolving panorama restaurant at the top of the Stanserhorn mountain in Switzerland is to make way for a new building. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The revolving restaurant at 1,898 metres, which opened in 2001, will be replaced with a CHF34 million new project. The new building, designed …
Swiss bank Edmond de Rothschild monitors Epstein links
2026-02-26
Directors at Edmond de Rothschild bank are monitoring reports of CEO Ariane de Rothschild’s contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Geneva-based wealth manager is reporting continued inflows of new money. Since the publication of the documents by the United States Department of Justice …
Swiss National Bank makes CHF26 billion profit
2026-01-09
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has once again made a high profit in 2025. The government and cantons will benefit accordingly. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Specifically, according to provisional calculations, the SNB is reporting a profit of around CHF26 billion ($32.5 billion) for 2025. In 2024, it reported a …
Swiss oil traders weigh opportunities following US intervention in Venezuela
2026-01-07
The US military intervention in Venezuela and capture of president Nicolás Maduro has put the world’s largest oil reserves back on the global energy map. Switzerland’s oil traders are paying close attention. Since the United States imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s state oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), in 2019 under Donald Trump, Swiss oil …
The Geneva cardoon: a vegetable with spine
2025-12-27
The Christmas holidays mark the brief moment when Geneva’s spiny-leaved cardoon steps into the spotlight. Beyond its traditional growing area, however, the vegetable remains little known, despite its historical and gastronomic significance. Is there such a thing as a typical Swiss Christmas dish? A hard question, given the diversity of culinary traditions and the fact …
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