NZZ correspondent Victor Kocher killed in an accident

Victor Kocher slipped and fell on an icy surface during a walk in the mountains in Val d'Anniviers. This accident led to his death, writes the NZZ in a press release. The editorial team has lost an outstanding expert on the Middle East and an extremely amiable colleague.

Kocher was the NZZ's Middle East correspondent for many years. He has been reporting on international organizations and the Maghreb from Geneva for two years. During the last two months, Kocher has been extremely busy professionally due to the current events in North Africa. His last commentary appeared in the print edition of the NZZ on Friday. The NZZ readership will miss Kocher's analytical, always enlightening and never polemical contributions on events in the Arab world in the future, the NZZ continues.