The Local Switzerland 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 Swiss support for tougher gun laws on the rise: poll The majority of Swiss voters intend to vote in favour of gun reforms demanded by the European Union, a new survey suggests. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190424/swiss-support-for-tougher-gun-laws-on-the-rise-poll-direct-democracy Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:09:32 +0200 swiss-support-for-tougher-gun-laws-on-the-rise-poll-direct-democracy Swiss halt Saudi arms parts trade over Khashoggi case The Swiss government decided Wednesday to halt deliveries of spare weapons parts to Saudi Arabia amid concern over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181031/swiss-halt-saudi-arms-parts-trade-over-khashoggi-case Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:58:08 +0100 swiss-halt-saudi-arms-parts-trade-over-khashoggi-case Swiss backtrack on selling weapons to conflict states The Swiss government on Wednesday reversed a decision to loosen restrictions on weapons exports to countries wracked by internal conflict following outcry over the planned move. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181031/swiss-backtrack-on-selling-weapons-to-conflict-states Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:46:13 +0100 swiss-backtrack-on-selling-weapons-to-conflict-states Weapons exports: Switzerland may back down on relaxation of rules The Swiss economics minister has backtracked on the relaxation of rules on arms exports in the face of pressure. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181031/weapons-exports-switzerland-may-back-down-on-relaxation-of-rules Wed, 31 Oct 2018 11:09:58 +0100 weapons-exports-switzerland-may-back-down-on-relaxation-of-rules Swiss MPs reject plan to relax rules on weapon exports The lower house of the Swiss parliament has voted in favour of a proposal that would strip the government of the power to single-handedly change rules on weapons exports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180927/swiss-mps-reject-plan-to-relax-rules-on-weapon-exports Thu, 27 Sep 2018 23:08:10 +0200 swiss-mps-reject-plan-to-relax-rules-on-weapon-exports Swiss arms makers using loopholes to get around export rules Controls on the exports of Swiss munitions are ineffective with arms makers using loopholes in the law to get around restrictions, an explosive new report suggests. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180904/swiss-arms-makers-using-loopholes-to-get-around-export-rules Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:35:15 +0200 swiss-arms-makers-using-loopholes-to-get-around-export-rules ISIS using Swiss-made hand grenades in Syria: report New images appear to show that fighters with the so-called Islamic State (IkSIS) in Syria are in possession of hand grenades made in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180903/isis-using-swiss-made-hand-grenades-in-syria-report Mon, 03 Sep 2018 14:45:40 +0200 isis-using-swiss-made-hand-grenades-in-syria-report Activists at Geneva conference urge ban on 'killer robots' Countries should quickly agree a treaty banning the use of so-called killer robots "before it is too late", activists said on Monday as talks on the issue resumed at the UN in Geneva. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180827/activists-at-geneva-conference-urge-ban-on-killer-robots Mon, 27 Aug 2018 22:01:19 +0200 activists-at-geneva-conference-urge-ban-on-killer-robots More army ammunition missing from barracks A stash of ammunition has gone missing from an army barracks in Kloten, near Zurich, two months after a similar incident at an infantry school in Aarau. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161122/more-army-ammunition-missing-from-barracks Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:16:26 +0100 more-army-ammunition-missing-from-barracks Munitions go missing from recruit school A military investigation is underway after several kilos of munitions were found to be missing from the infantry recruit school in Aarau. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160912/explosives-go-missing-from-recruit-school Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:17:43 +0200 explosives-go-missing-from-recruit-school