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Hamas visit to Switzerland sparks outcry

This content was published on Jan 19, 2012 The Swiss-Israeli Association and Israeli officials had slammed the visit. The Swiss authorities meanwhile continue to talk to Hamas as part of a policy of dialogue with all parties to the Middle East conflict. On Wednesday evening around 100 people, some waving Swiss and Israeli flags as well as placards with slogans such as “No…

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Swiss professor appointed to UN rights council

This content was published on Jan 18, 2012 Kälin, professor of constitutional and international law at Bern University, is a specialist in the area of international human rights protection. He has been a member of the 18-member committee before, from 2003 to 2008. His new term will run until 2014. From 2004 to 2010 he was special representative of the UN Secretary-General on…

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Price hikes to pay for motorway extension

This content was published on Jan 18, 2012 Transport Minister Doris Leuthard on Wednesday said the increase to SFr100 ($106) from SFr40 for an annual permit sticker was necessary to contribute to an upgrade of 387km of roads at a cost of SFr305 million a year. The Swiss motorway network, begun in 1960, currently covers 1,801km. Leuthard also announced a series of measures…

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Swiss-based Algerian dissident detained

This content was published on Jan 17, 2012 The Alkarama group, which campaigns for human rights in Arab countries, says its executive director Mourad Dhina was arrested on Monday at Paris-Orly airport. Alkarama spokesman Michael Romig said Dhina appeared before a French magistrate on Tuesday to hear Algeria’s extradition request and was then returned to custody. Romig said the terrorism charges against Dhina…

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Conservative Muslims seek funds in Gulf states

This content was published on Jan 15, 2012 The Islamic Central Council of Switzerland says it is also seeking financial support to launch an initiative aimed at repealing a ban on the construction of minarets approved by voters in2009. The council president, Nicolas Blancho, on Sunday confirmed newspaper reports about his fundraising activities and exploratory talks in Kuwait and Qatar, but he said…

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Commandos prepare for service in Tripoli

This content was published on Jan 15, 2012 But details of soldier numbers and units will not be revealed for security reasons, said Adrian Sollberger, foreign ministry spokesman. A few days before the planned deployment, even the speakers of the security and foreign committees were not fully informed. Mission orders are set to be given in the next few days, Chantal Galladé, speaker…

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Economics minister defends ex-central banker

This content was published on Jan 15, 2012 In an interview with the Sunday edition of the Basler Zeitung newspaper, Schneider-Ammann said Hildebrand had neither breached the law nor deliberately flouted ethical rules. Schneider-Ammann said Hildebrand, who stepped down last Monday amid pressure over controversial private currency transactions by his wife, had been the victim of systematic attacks over the past 12 months.…

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Palestinian envoy highlights Swiss role

This content was published on Jan 14, 2012 This week Saeb Erekat and his Israeli counterpart Yitzhak Molcho held a second round of exploratory peace talks in Jordan – the first since direct talks stalled in late 2010 – but no tangible progress emerged. The next steps are unclear, but the Palestinians say they are considering resuming their push for United Nations membership…

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Police interview Blocher in Hildebrand affair

This content was published on Jan 13, 2012 The Zurich prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Friday it had also launched criminal proceedings against a People’s Party lawyer and a Zurich cantonal parliamentarian for breaches of banking secrecy laws. As part of the investigation, police on Friday searched the houses of both the lawyer and the parliamentarian. Philipp Hildebrand resigned as chairman…

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Cabinet says no to quotas for holiday homes

This content was published on Jan 13, 2012 Environment Minister Doris Leuthard said on Friday the initiative, which will be put to a vote in March, was too rigid. It would bring a sudden halt to construction projects underway in resorts, and put pressure on areas where quotas had not yet been reached, she added. Leuthard said accepting the initiative would not resolve…

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