https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A former Swiss sergeant was given a slap on the wrist Friday for joining a militia in Syria that was fighting to protect Christians from the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) group. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190222/swiss-court-fines-ex-sergeant-for-fighting-isis-in-syria Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:38:40 +0100 swiss-court-fines-ex-sergeant-for-fighting-isis-in-syria A former CEO of French-Swiss cement maker LafargeHolcim said he was made aware of payments to the Islamic State group in August 2014, contradicting an account by another top executive, a source close to the case said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171216/lafarge-ex-ceo-denies-knowing-of-syria-payments-until-late Sat, 16 Dec 2017 17:17:34 +0100 lafarge-ex-ceo-denies-knowing-of-syria-payments-until-late The first jihadist returning to Switzerland from Syria will escape prison but has to perform 600 hours of community service, RTS, the French-language national broadcaster reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141210/first-2 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:02:00 +0100 first-2 UPDATED: A Swiss man kidnapped by Islamic militants in the Philippines nearly three years ago escaped on Saturday after a fierce struggle with one of his captors over a machete and a frantic run to freedom under gunfire, the military said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141206/kidnapped-swiss-man-rescued-in-philippines Sat, 06 Dec 2014 12:20:00 +0100 kidnapped-swiss-man-rescued-in-philippines Switzerland is following Germany’s lead in banning extremist terror group Islamic State (Isis) and any activity that supports it. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141009/switzerland-is-latest-nation-to-ban-islamic-state Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:34:00 +0200 switzerland-is-latest-nation-to-ban-islamic-state