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Libya after the revolution

This content was published on Jul 6, 2012 Museums have been erected to commemorate the battles fought and the martyrs lost. Schools are back in session. Hundreds of former rebels are training to join the new national army. People are even talking about tourism and business. Women are discussing women’s rights and lecturing men on politics. Where the weak transitional government is failing, ordinary citizens…

Swiss stop short of ban on trading Iranian oil

This content was published on Jul 5, 2012 Switzerland’s new set of sanctions, to come into force on July 6, includes a ban on supplying equipment for the petrochemical industry and telecommunications as well as the purchase and sale of precious metals and diamonds by the Iranian state authorities. The rules governing the transfer of funds to cash transactions will also be tightened,…

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Swiss freeze arms exports to Arab Emirates

This content was published on Jul 4, 2012 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said on Wednesday that investigations were continuing with other government ministries to establish the details of the alleged existence of grenades in Syria. The Swiss authorities also contacted the UAE government. The statement said the provisional freeze was targeted at pending applications and included the return of about…

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Swiss lab finds polonium in Arafat samples

This content was published on Jul 4, 2012 Tests were carried out on biological samples taken from Arafat’s belongings given to his wife Suha by the military hospital in Paris where he died, according to Francois Bochud, head of the Institute of Radiation Physics at Lausanne University. “The conclusion was that we did find some significant polonium that was present in these samples,”…

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Talks take aim at weapons trading

This content was published on Jul 2, 2012 The conference, being held in New York from July 2-27, will include all major producers, exporters and importers of conventional arms. It is hoped the resulting treaty would make the international arms trade more responsible, help alleviate human suffering and curb the illicit trade in arms and weapons. Crucial for the outcome of the negotiations…

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Geneva deal cracks open door for Syria transition

This content was published on Jun 30, 2012 Peace envoy Kofi Annan said on Saturday after the talks that the government should include members of Assad’s administration and the opposition. But it was not immediately clear what role, if any, was envisaged for Assad. “It is for the people to come to a political agreement but time is running out,” Annan said. “We…

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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…

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