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Swiss thank Europe for solidarity in Libya row

This content was published on Feb 27, 2010 Speaking before a group of 250 centre-left Social Democratic Party delegates, Calmy-Rey said there was strength in unity and that EU-sceptics should be convinced that Switzerland is strong at Europe’s side. The foreign minister reiterated that her goal is to free jailed Swiss businessman Max Göldi as soon as possible. After being forbidden from leaving…

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Cartoonists outline death penalty issues

This content was published on Feb 26, 2010 The Swiss and American artists were in Geneva this week to present a capital punishment cartoon exhibition on the sidelines of the Fourth World Congress Against the Death Penalty. Around 1,000 government representatives and activists gathered in the Swiss city to discuss and draw up national and international strategies for the universal abolition of the…

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Gaddafi’s jihad call is “a question of honour”

This content was published on Feb 26, 2010 But Reinhard Schulze, the director of Islamic Studies at Bern University, says that the Muslim world is used to Gaddafi’s rhetoric and will not heed his call for “jihad”. The “enfant terrible” of the Muslim world, as Schulze describes him, does not have the authority to call for jihad, a measure usually undertaken by Islamic…

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EU diplomats hope for Libya breakthrough

This content was published on Feb 25, 2010 Spain, which currently holds the presidency of the European Union, has managed to reach a “settlement” with Libya, but Switzerland must also be prepared to play its part, said one top diplomat who wished not to be named. Some are even predicting that Göldi could be pardoned by Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi before the middle…

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Bilateral tax talks made priority for cabinet

This content was published on Feb 25, 2010 Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz said on Thursday the integrity and stability of the financial centre were key for Switzerland. His ministry has been mandated to continue to consistently implement the standards of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, approved by the government in March 2009, lifting the distinction between tax fraud and tax evasion…

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Government upholds pressure on Libya

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 “The government is concerned about the fate of [Max] Göldi. We try to do all we can to get him out. The situation remains difficult,” she told a news conference on Wednesday. She added that Göldi, who began a four-month prison sentence on Monday for visa irregularities, was being held under acceptable conditions and was…

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Rock art project shows other side of Libya

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 Jörg Mollet got to know a country full of cultural treasures and an open-minded population eager to meet visitors. He also became enthralled by the rock surface etchings and cave paintings in Libya’s southwestern Messak desert. He went to great lengths to take pictures of prehistoric elephants, rhinoceroses, giraffes, men wearing masks and women hunters…

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EU backing fails to tip the balance with Libya

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 The Swiss-Libyan diplomatic row became pan-European last week when Tripoli said it would stop issuing entry visas to most EU citizens, in retaliation for a Swiss imposition of visa restrictions on some top Libyans. Libya, with its all-or-nothing approach, is very difficult to negotiate with, as John Hamilton, contributing editor of African Energy, told swissinfo.ch.…

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Swiss press turn guns on Libyan regime

This content was published on Feb 23, 2010 Rachid Hamdani left the Swiss embassy on Monday and crossed into Tunisia after spending nearly 600 days in the North African country. Fellow businessman Max Göldi left the compound the same day in handcuffs to begin serving a four-month prison term in a saga that last week enveloped the rest of Europe. “After lengthy and…

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Hamdani is freed but Libyan saga continues

This content was published on Feb 23, 2010 “He is safe,” his French lawyer, Emmanuel Altit, told the Swiss News Agency on Tuesday morning. Altit disclosed no further information on Hamdani’s whereabouts or his return to Switzerland. Hamdani left the Swiss embassy on Monday afternoon. Fellow businessman Max Göldi left the compound the same afternoon in handcuffs to begin serving a four-month prison…

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