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Radio station advocates free elections in Congo

This content was published on Jul 29, 2006 Despite years of violence and misery, an estimated 25 million Congolese will go to the polls to elect a new president and a parliament on Sunday. It is a long-awaited moment for a country which has suffered years of armed conflict and the rule of the late dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko. If the former Zaire…

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Swiss Lebanese express their indignation

This content was published on Jul 28, 2006 Some focus their anger by collecting money to help their fellow countrymen in Lebanon. While others, who were repatriated to Switzerland, cannot stop thinking about those they left behind. Several tens of thousands of foreigners have been evacuated from Lebanon since the start of the Israeli offensive on July 12. Abdallah El-Chami and his two…

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Lebanon evacuees arrive in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 24, 2006 The operation came as countries continued efforts to pull out thousands of foreign nationals fleeing intense fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. Two aircraft landed late Sunday evening with 188 passengers, while the third plane arrived early Monday morning carrying another 156 Swiss. Representatives of the foreign ministry were on hand to meet them…

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Lebanon ceasefire

This content was published on Jul 21, 2006 Peace efforts take centre stage as guns fall silent

Lebanon waits for peacekeepers

This content was published on Jul 21, 2006 The conflict has exposed contradictions and biases in many countries’ foreign policies, not least in Switzerland, where the politicians are divided over how “neutral” Switzerland should respond.

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Swiss diplomacy seeks to help in Lebanon

This content was published on Jul 21, 2006 Speaking on Thursday, she said the humanitarian situation in the country was “dramatic” and the political situation “extremely difficult”. Calmy-Rey said the use of force in Lebanon had led to an impasse. Switzerland was therefore striving for a negotiated solution in the Middle East and was proposing an exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hezbollah…

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Switzerland calls for Lebanon ceasefire

This content was published on Jul 20, 2006 The demand comes as Switzerland pursues evacuations of its nationals, with a chartered ship expected to dock in Beirut on Saturday to transport citizens still waiting to leave. Calmy-Rey said in Bern on Thursday that a negotiated end to the conflict, which began nine days ago after Hezbollah kidnapped two Israeli soldiers, was the only…

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Evacuation from Lebanon goes slowly for Swiss

This content was published on Jul 18, 2006 The Swiss foreign ministry also confirmed that the Lebanese prime minister has asked Switzerland to step up diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting between Israeli forces and Islamic Hezbollah militants. Around 400 Swiss nationals are still trying to leave, and the foreign ministry said it hoped to get more people out of Beirut on Wednesday,…

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icrc takes root in the land of the dragon

This content was published on Jul 18, 2006 The Chinese economic boom is driving the development of the region as a whole. But despite the absence of conflict, tensions are palpable. A large grey brick house stands in the middle of a diplomatic complex. It is flanked on one side by the commercial section of the United States embassy and on the other,…

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Evacuation fails for Swiss in Lebanon

This content was published on Jul 18, 2006 Israeli forces ordered the ship to leave the harbour early, fearing that they could not guarantee security after nightfall. The Greek ferry chartered by France arrived in the Cypriot port of Larnaca early on Tuesday morning. About 900 passengers, including around 750 French, were evacuated according to French officials. Three hundred other people were due…

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