The Local Switzerland

Swiss man connected to murders of Scandinavian hikers given terrorism sentence in Morocco

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 13:38:56 +0200

A Moroccan court has sentenced a Swiss citizen arrested in connection with the murder of two Scandinavian hikers to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges, his lawyer said Friday.

Swiss suspect in murder of Scandinavian hikers 'had psychiatric problems'

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 10:02:38 +0100

A dual Swiss-Spanish national arrested in connection with the murder of two Danish and Norwegian hikers in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains in December was receiving Swiss disability benefits for psychiatric problems, a Spanish newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Morocco arrests Swiss man over links to hiker murder suspects

Sat, 29 Dec 2018 21:19:57 +0100

A Swiss man living in Morocco was arrested in Marrakesh on Saturday, for alleged links to suspects in the recent murder of two female Scandinavian hikers, authorities said.

Moroccan journalist on hunger strike in Geneva

Sun, 05 Jul 2015 22:25:11 +0200

A Moroccan journalist on hunger strike in Geneva, who was previously jailed for insulting the Moroccan king and is now being denied a passport, was told Sunday to return home to plead his case.

Money manager brothers sentenced for laundering marijuana millions

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:05:00 +0100

An investment manager was jailed for six months on Tuesday while his younger brother, a banker, received a suspended sentence from a Geneva court after the pair admitted to laundering 12 million euros in Moroccan drug trafficking revenue.

Swiss solar plane pilot in successful desert flight

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:57:00 +0200

A solar-powered plane early Friday completed a flight over the Moroccan desert to showcase renewable energy, as a key summit in Rio discussed "greening" the world economy.

Swiss pilot makes history in solar plane

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:17:00 +0200

A solar plane made history on Tuesday by landing in the Moroccan capital after flying across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain on the world's first intercontinental flight in a plane powered by the sun.

Two Swiss dead in Moroccan bomb attack

Mon, 02 May 2011 12:35:16 +0200

Two Swiss men from the Italian-speaking area of Switzerland were confirmed among the victims of last week’s bombing in Marrakech, Morocco.