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 suspected jihadist from Geneva was arrested at Zurich airport as he returned from a nine-month trip to Turkey last week, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160817/swiss-jihad-suspect-arrested-on-return-from-turkey Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:14:33 +0200 swiss-jihad-suspect-arrested-on-return-from-turkey A Swiss court made history on Friday when it convicted a man for attempting to travel to Syria to join Isis, the first time anyone has been prosecuted in Switzerland for such an act. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160715/swiss-man-convicted-for-wanting-to-die-as-martyr Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:47:10 +0200 swiss-man-convicted-for-wanting-to-die-as-martyr A Swiss-Italian teenager suspected of joining terrorists in Syria could have his Swiss nationality withdrawn in what would be the first such case in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160512/presumed-jihadist-could-have-swiss-nationality-quashed Thu, 12 May 2016 11:17:46 +0200 presumed-jihadist-could-have-swiss-nationality-quashed 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