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Sweden offers second-hand fighter jets

This content was published on Jun 29, 2012 Based on the recommendation of Defence Minister Ueli Maurer, Switzerland decided to purchase a fleet of Gripen, manufactured by Sweden’s Saab group, to replace the air force’s fleet of US-made F5 Tigers. Swedish Defence Minister Karin Enström told Maurer during a visit to Switzerland on Friday that a dozen or so C/D jets could be…

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Geneva hosts last-ditch Syria summit

This content was published on Jun 29, 2012 Kofi Annan, the special Syria envoy to the United Nations and Arab League, invited foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States – as well as the European Union, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey. Regional players Iran and Saudi Arabia will not be…

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A chronology of caring

This content was published on Jun 29, 2012

If walls could talk …

This content was published on Jun 26, 2012 As the site of the terrible 1966 massacre of some 1,200 prisoners who had protested over living conditions, the symbolism of the liberation of Abu Salim prison during the uprising was particularly powerful. Indeed, it was the arrest of Fathi Terbil, a lawyer representing the families of Abu Salim’s victims that had helped spark the…

Switzerland concerned about Syrian violence

This content was published on Jun 25, 2012 “Whoever the perpetrators of the crimes in Syria are, they must know that they will have to answer for their acts in a court of law,” said Switzerland’s representative to the United Nations, Paul Seger, speaking in an open debate on the protection of civilians at the UN Security Council on Monday. “The fight against…

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LIBYA AFTER THE REVOLUTION – Original

This content was published on Jun 25, 2012 Women are discussing women’s rights and lecturing men on politics—a newfound agency that they’ve capitalized on since the revolution. Where the weak transitional government is failing, ordinary citizens are helping one another rebuild. Young people are getting creative. All this induces optimism; optimism of the wild, determined sort. Libya is set to hold its first democratic election in July. No…

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“Switzerland’s good offices are still in demand”

This content was published on Jun 22, 2012 Tagliavini, who speaks eight languages, has carried out 18 missions in 30 years. These were mostly in the former Communist bloc for the United Nations, the European Union or the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Recently retired, she looks back at the peace efforts in Georgia, where she worked for almost ten…

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Abkhazia fantasia

This content was published on Jun 22, 2012 The Georgian government and the majority of the world’s governments consider Abkhazia still a part of Georgia’s territory. Under Georgia’s official designation it is an autonomous republic, called the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi. The 1993 War in Abkhazia resulted in a Georgian military defeat, de facto independence of…

“Collective depression” haunts Georgia

This content was published on Jun 22, 2012 In November 2003, thousands of people took to the streets of Tbilisi to protest against electoral irregularities and call for the resignation of president Eduard Shevardnadze. This launched the “Rose Revolution” and announced the arrival of Mikheil Saakashvili, a charismatic opposition leader who became head of state. The rise to power of this young lawyer…

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Swiss and US move forward on tax compliance

This content was published on Jun 21, 2012 The announcement on Thursday expands the list of countries already cooperating with the US Treasury to implement the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or Fatca, a 2010 anti-tax evasion law. The US legislation has worried foreign banks that have American clients as banks face penalties if they refuse to give the US certain client…

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