Switzerland

Nigeria Ebola patient and spouse admitted to hospitals in Switzerland

The patient, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, is Nigeria's first Ebola case in more than a decade.

Nigeria's Index Ebola patient is taken on a medical evacuation flight to Switzerland from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria October 26, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.
Ariane Littman’s ‘Sanguine Fields’ feeds off the utopian prophecy in Mordechai Ardon’s monumental stained-glass window triptych.

Swiss-born Jerusalem artist Ariane Littman spreads her wares across the nation

Euro Cheese cottage cheese from Switzerland.

Due to severe shortage: Cottage cheese imported from Switzerland for the first time in Israel

Inside the medieval heating system found in Basel, Switzerland, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland


Swiss queer film festival removes award-winning Israeli movie from lineup after boycott threats

The Geneva-based festival, which opens on October 9, had previously included Tell Me Everything, a drama about a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, in its lineup.

A scene from the Israeli film 'Tell Me Everything.'

Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO cooperation

More than two-thirds voted against a proposal for a strictly defined version of neutrality to be written into the Swiss constitution, according to the latest referendum projections.

Soldiers from the Swiss army's Infantry Readiness Company 104/1 and the Guard of Honour march past the Swiss Parliament building ahead of the state visit of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at Federal Square in Bern, Switzerland, October 29, 2025

Switzerland rejects asylum application from Iranian refugee pursuing Judaism

Mikheil Grishashvili, a Jewish community leader and representative of the Peace Synagogue in Georgia, told the Post that Vali has been an active member of the community since 2023.

IRANIAN DISSIDENT Heydarian attends a regional NGO consultation in Geneva. He is now living in hiding while appealing Switzerland’s rejection of his asylum application.

A new EU status for Canada? Israel has lived the model for decades - opinion

The EU’s proposed “associate membership” for Canada is new in name, but Israel has long demonstrated how close ties can work without membership.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the European Union address (SOTEU) to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 16, 2026.

Several people killed in bus crash near Alpine village in Switzerland, medical teams responding

Pictures from the scene published by Swiss newspaper Blick showed a bus on its side surrounded by helicopters and emergency response vehicles.

A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Swiss city of Lausanne ahead of a June 14 vote on a proposal from the right-wing Swiss People's Party to cap the population at 10 million inhabitants by 2050, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026.

Switzerland releases digital files on Josef Mengele to public with 'as little as possible' redacted

In light of the “exceptionally high public interest,” the authorities decided not to limit access to individual reviews at the archives, but instead publish the file online.

Josef Mengele, in a document released by the Swiss intelligence service, September 10, 2026.

‘Death to Zionism’ protest in Switzerland, demonstrators praise Hamas call for Israel’s destruction

One demonstrator stated, “Zionism is like fascism. A very genocidal ideology.”

Protestors display posters demanding 'Stop the violence' and 'Free Gaza' during a demonstration for peace in Palestine, in Zurich 2014.

To play or not to play: A Swiss theater director comes to Israel to test the murky Wagnerian waters

Milo Rau is clearly determined to dive into the multi-layered, dense underbelly of various situations to divine the whys and wherefores and, hopefully, uncover the real state of play. 

BAYREUTH FESTIVAL HALL in Germany, built specifically for the performance of Wagner’s stage works.

Swiss police arrest suspect after rave shooting kills one, wounds five

"Investigations into the exact circumstances of the incident, as well as its background and possible motive, are currently underway," the police said.

Empty bottles and cans on a wall at the Schachen horse racing track, following a deadly shooting incident at a rave party on Sunday, in Aarau, Switzerland, August 31, 2026.

At least one killed after shots fired at Swiss nightclub as police keep searching for attackers

According to Italy’s Foreign Ministry, the one victim who was killed in the shooting was an Italian citizen.

Police officers stand near the site of a deadly shooting at an event, according to the police, at a train station in Aarau, Switzerland, August 30, 2026.