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Libya denies Gaddafi has money in Swiss banks

This content was published on May 4, 2011 The comments come after Switzerland said on Monday that it had found SFr360 million ($418.4 million) of potentially illegal assets linked to Gaddafi and his circle in Swiss banks. Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim said on Tuesday that Libyan government entities had closer to SFr25 million in bank accounts in Switzerland. “The money…

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Swiss try to unblock Armenia–Turkey deal

This content was published on May 3, 2011 Sargsyan thanked Switzerland for its efforts but accused Turkey of blocking implementation of the 2009 landmark treaty. He said he had “interesting discussions” with Calmy-Rey to try to end the deadlock. The meeting in Bern also focused on boosting economic and development cooperation between Armenia and Switzerland, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. It was…

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Nuclear safety inspector resigns temporarily

This content was published on May 3, 2011 In a statement, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate said president Peter Hufschmied had voluntarily quit his post in the wake of accusations which were published in the SonntagZeitung this week. The paper said Hufschmied maintained close ties with FMB BKW Energie, the company which operates the Mühleberg nuclear power station in canton Bern. Hufschmied…

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Bin Laden death “won’t spark” Afghan retreat

This content was published on May 3, 2011 Baud, who is an author of several books on terrorism, told swissinfo.ch that the struggle among the loose allegiance of al-Qaeda affiliates will continue with the al-Qaeda name remaining a strong brand as long as the west still uses it. Bin Laden, accused of ordering the devastating attacks on New York and Washington on September…

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Swiss press weigh up bin Laden legacy

This content was published on May 3, 2011 “Prince of terror”, “icon”, “monster”, “martyr” – editorialists across the country had no problem describing the leader of Islamist terror network Al-Qaeda, killed by United States special forces on Sunday. They were less sure what his death would mean for global geopolitics. “For the United States it’s finally September 12,” declared Le Temps in Geneva.…

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Time needed before Ben-Ali assets returned

This content was published on May 2, 2011 Calmy-Rey was speaking on Monday at a news conference on the sidelines of a meeting in Tunis of Swiss ambassadors in the region. “How long will it take before the money of the Ben Ali clan is given back to the Tunisian state?” a local journalist asked Calmy-Rey, who replied that it would depend on…

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Switzerland receives French nuclear assurances

This content was published on May 2, 2011 Following a meeting with her French counterpart, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, in Paris on Monday, Leuthard said a joint Swiss-French team of experts would evaluate the report. “This procedure appears to be a completely acceptable and transparent,” Leuthard said. “Until we have the opinion of independent experts, there is no point in demanding the closure of this…

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Swiss security weakened by global shifts

This content was published on May 2, 2011 The Federal Intelligence Service outlined the major issues of 2010 at a briefing on Monday. Terrorism wasn’t among the concerns, but the Service’s freshly printed report on recent activities was nevertheless overtaken by events. The killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by United States forces on Sunday has forced a rethink on future terrorist…

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Osama bin Laden

This content was published on May 2, 2011 A timeline of some of the major attacks carried out or inspired by al-Qaeda and its associates.

US warned to expect al-Qaeda revenge attacks

This content was published on May 2, 2011 Albert Stahel, a professor of strategic studies at Zurich University’s Institute for Political Science, added that a secret deal was probably reached with Pakistan over bin Laden’s capture linked to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Bin Laden, the elusive mastermind behind the devastating September 11, 2001 terror attacks, was killed in his hideout in Pakistan…

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