Two neighboring countries are approaching elections that were called out of the blue.
Both have governments that are expected to fall.
In both countries, political tensions have divided families and friends.
Stop. At this point, all attempts to draw (...)
Ukraine's parliament passed a law on Thursday that will govern how the country recruits new conscripts, following months of delay and after thousands of amendments were submitted to water down the initial draft.
Lawmakers dragged their feet for (...)
PARIS — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid Bin Salman convened a meeting in Paris on Wednesday with leaders of major French industrial companies, during his official visit to France.
The meeting focused on exploring promising opportunities for (...)
Astronomers have used two different exoplanet-detecting satellites to solve a cosmic mystery and reveal a rare family of six planets located about 100 light-years from Earth. The discovery could help scientists unlock the secrets of planet (...)
Large-scale demonstrations in support of Palestinians took place around Europe this weekend as conditions in Gaza deteriorated with tens of thousands of residents attempting to flee Israeli airstrikes.
As the conflict reaches unprecedented heights, (...)
Scientists have made a key discovery about antimatter — a mysterious substance which was plentiful when the Universe began.
Antimatter is the opposite of matter, from which stars and planets are made.
Both were created in equal amounts in the Big (...)
A Bronze Age arrowhead unearthed in Switzerland was made from a meteorite, a new study has found.
Dating back to between 900 and 800 BC, the 39-millimeter-long (1.5-inch-long) arrowhead was found on a pile-dwelling site in Mörigen on Lake Biel, (...)
Millions of cubic metres of rock have thundered on to a tiny Swiss village, with huge boulders blocking roads — some landing within inches of houses.
The entire village of Brienz, population 70, was evacuated in mid-May, when geologists warned a (...)
RIYADH — A total of 19 prisoners from the Coalition Forces, including 16 Saudis and three Sudanese, arrived at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.
This was under a major prisoner swap deal in which 250 Houthi prisoners also left (...)
Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, is in advanced talks to buy all or part of its troubled rival Credit Suisse.
Credit Suisse is facing a crisis of confidence and its shares have fallen sharply in recent days, after it said it had found "material (...)
Matthias and Sam are modern-day farmers who love to experiment.
They have been working together on their agriculture project SlowGrow, in Switzerland, since 2018. Their focus is to grow healthy, tasty food while developing future-oriented (...)
مع اقتراب انطلاقة مونديال كرة القدم 2022 في الدوحة، استعاد عشاق السينما جملة من الأفلام المدهشة التي كان موضوعها كرة القدم.
ووجد صناع السينما في تلك الأفلام فرصة لاستمالة المشاهدين المهووسين باللعبة، أما أفضل وأشهر تلك الأفلام، فهي:
Escape to (...)
Energy costs for households across Europe nearly doubled compared to a year ago, new data has revealed.
Gas bills have soared 111% and electricity ones 69%, according to the latest figures from the Household Energy Price Index.
Averaged, these two (...)
A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world's longest passenger train Saturday with a trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps.
The Rhaetian Railway company ran the 1.9-kilometer-long train composed of 100 coaches (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is taking part in the meetings of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Board of Directors being held until October 28 in Bern, Switzerland, in its capacity as a deputy of the Union's Board of Directors.
In statements by the (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has won the Universal Postal Union (UPU)'s Excellence Award of the Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IPD).
The award is granted by the UPU to the country that achieves remarkable success in upgrading the postal (...)
A young woman in Switzerland has been convicted on terror charges after stabbing two people in Lugano in 2020.
The 29-year-old — who was known to the police and suffers from mental health issues — was found guilty of committing a "terrorist act" and (...)
Swiss voters head to the polls on Sunday to weigh in on four issues ranging from animal testing to media subsidies. Switzerland holds referendums four times a year, and Sunday's vote is 2022's first.
Animal testing
Arguably the most controversial of (...)
Banana peels zapped with a powerful lamp can be instantly turned into renewable energy, scientists have discovered.
This new method of extracting hydrogen — also possible with corn cobs, coffee beans and coconut shells — could be a significant way (...)
Swiss voters have backed the government's measures to tackle Covid, BBC reported citing preliminary results.
More than 60% opposed moves to remove some restrictions, including the Covid vaccination pass.
Sunday's referendum came after organizers (...)
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that quality data saves lives, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) said on Friday, ahead of the UN World Data Forum, due to start on Sunday
The forum, which takes place from Oct. 3-6 in Bern, (...)
Maymunah Ahmed stands out from the crowds as she navigates her way up the cobblestone pathway to the city of Bern's iconic Rose Garden viewpoint in her traditional Islamic attire. The abaya robe and dark green hijab she wears remain an uncommon (...)
وجهت سفارة المملكة في سويسرا، اليوم الأربعاء، رسالة مهمة للمواطنين الراغبين في السفر إلى سويسرا.
وقالت السفارة، عبر حسابها في "تويتر: "ترحب سفارة المملكة في سويسرا بكافة المواطنين السعوديين القادمين إلى سويسرا وتأمل منهم التقيد بالإجراءات الاحترازية (...)
Tokyo has ranked the fourth most expensive city for expatriates in an annual cost of living survey by a U.S. consulting firm, dropping one spot from last year, Kyodo reported.
Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat topped the list, up from second, while (...)
Best-selling British espionage writer David Cornwell — known to the world as John le Carré — died Saturday at 89, according to his literary agent.
A statement shared on behalf of the author's family said: "It is with great sadness that we must (...)
