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Libyan rebel spokesman appeals for funds

This content was published on Aug 24, 2011 Diplomat Adel Shaltut said on Wednesday that he wished to see frozen Libyan assets returned to the north African country as soon as possible. His comments come a day after the Swiss government said it would move “quickly” to return the assets if the United Nations lifted sanctions imposed on Libya. “Switzerland has responded very…

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Swiss primed to hand over Libyan assets

This content was published on Aug 23, 2011 Swiss authorities are holding onto SFr650 million ($824 million) in assets belonging to Libya. As most of the assets are clearly state-owned – rather than tied to Moammar Gaddafi or his clan – it will be easier for Switzerland to return the assets to the Libyan entities involved. Officials in Bern have declared their readiness…

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Deiss calls for strengthening of key UN values

This content was published on Aug 23, 2011 Deiss told swissinfo.ch that the UN has made progress in reducing poverty as well as promoting development, sustainable economy and global governance. The former foreign minister says Switzerland serves as a role model for other countries and membership of the UN has not compromised its neutrality. Deiss’ 12-month mandate at the UN in New York…

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Singapore would like to become number one in investment banking

This content was published on Aug 23, 2011

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Press voices hope and fear over Libya

This content was published on Aug 23, 2011 At the same time they voiced concern over how the nation would move forward after four decades under the control of Moammar Gaddafi and his clan. Gaddafi’s location – as well as his intentions – remain unclear. Rebel troops swept into Tripoli on Sunday, meeting little resistance from loyalists. Although they claimed to have captured…

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Calmy-Rey criticises US tactics on tax evasion

This content was published on Aug 22, 2011 Calmy-Rey told a meeting of Swiss diplomats in Lucerne on Monday that the procedures demanded by Washington were either “too tedious, or legally impermissible, or politically unjustifiable”. US authorities are investigating several Swiss banks for allegedly helping Americans hide money from the Internal Revenue System. Calmy-Rey said an existing tax treaty and other procedures were…

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ICRC highlights dangers facing aid workers

This content was published on Aug 22, 2011 The report’s lead author, Robin Coupland, has spent seven years working as a war surgeon, and tells swissinfo.ch that basic respect for the neutrality of the Swiss-run ICRC and the Geneva Conventions is eroding. “Healthcare in danger: making the case”, published this month, cites bombing attacks on medical centres and the prospect of jail as…

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Libya – historic days

This content was published on Aug 22, 2011 The revolt against the regime of Moammar Gaddafi, which started in Benghazi, rapidly turned into a full-scale conflict. On August 21 the rebels entered Tripoli. The days seem numbered for the Libyan leader Gaddafi.

Switzerland calls for restraint in Libya

This content was published on Aug 22, 2011 In a statement on Monday, the foreign ministry called on the regime of Moammar Gaddafi to “leave power immediately, to prevent further suffering by the civilian population”. In addition, Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey told an ambassadors’ conference in Lucerne that she was happy about what appeared to be the approaching end of the Gaddafi…

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Syria in the dock at UN rights body

This content was published on Aug 22, 2011 The United States envoy said on Monday that the meeting underscored the growing international isolation of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Switzerland has “decisively condemned” human rights violations in the country. Swiss UN Ambassador Jürg Lauber added that Bern supported – as do the US, the European Union and Arab countries – the setting up of an…

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