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International forces attack Libyan targets

This content was published on Mar 20, 2011 The strikes, in the broadest international military effort since the Iraq war, were aimed at enforcing a United Nations-mandated no-fly zone decided on Thursday last week. They were a sharp escalation in the international effort to stop Gaddafi after weeks of pleading by the rebels, who have seen early gains reversed as the Gaddafi regime…

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France attacks government tanks in Libya

This content was published on Mar 19, 2011 The attack, reported by Al Jazeera television, came after top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world met in Paris and announced immediate military action. Earlier on Saturday, government troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi stormed into Benghazi, apparently ignoring a proclaimed ceasefire. Gaddafi had defended his decision to attack rebel…

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Papers describe UN Libya resolution as “fragile”

This content was published on Mar 19, 2011 Saturday’s Swiss newspapers leave the impression that the resolution on Thursday at the United Nations Security Council in New York for a no-fly zone over Libya will be extremely difficult to put into practice. “Gaddafi obviously counted on such a UN move,” commented the Bund newspaper of Bern. “Shortly after it had been accepted, the…

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“Yemen lacks road map for change”

This content was published on Mar 18, 2011 With civil war looming, Yemeni-Swiss political scientist Elham Manea tells swissinfo.ch she has not given up hope for her country. Pro-democracy protests in Yemen have left more than 60 people dead. Around 40 anti-government protesters were shot dead by government forces in Sanaa on Friday, doctors said. Saleh has offered to form a national unity…

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Swiss back UN resolution against Libya

This content was published on Mar 18, 2011 It described the decision taken by the council in New York on Thursday as a measure to stop the violence against Libyan civilians and an impending humanitarian disaster. “Switzerland hopes the resolution will be put into force without delay,” the foreign ministry said. The ministry called for those found guilty of using force against people…

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“Gaddafi must count on the end”

This content was published on Mar 18, 2011 Albert Stahel, a professor of strategic studies at Zurich University’s Institute for Political Science, added that the only problem he foresaw was the use by Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi of human shields. Late on Thursday the UN Security Council authorised military action to curb Gaddafi, hours after he threatened to storm the rebel bastion of…

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Page turned on fixed book price

This content was published on Mar 18, 2011 On the final day of the three-week spring session, both chambers narrowly agreed to return to a policy which had been under pressure for nearly 20 years and which was lifted for the majority German-speaking part of the country in 2007. Supporters on Friday said set book prices helped protect a cultural good which was…

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Japan crisis reignites nuclear debate

This content was published on Mar 17, 2011 However, despite the intense political discussion about Switzerland’s energy policy, radical change on the issue in parliament looks unlikely. Atomic energy was already set to be a key theme in next legislative period, with parliament to decide on three requests for new nuclear plants to replace the five current ones, which are coming to the…

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Swiss Senate renounces spending cuts

This content was published on Mar 17, 2011 The move is in line with a January cabinet decision made in light of an unexpected windfall in the federal finances which posted an SFr2.8 billion surplus in 2010. The House of Representatives has yet to vote on the initiative. The proposed cuts covered some 50 programme areas including the army, public transport and public…

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EC to examine Swiss black listing by Italy

This content was published on Mar 17, 2011 In a letter dated March 14, which has been placed on the EC list of procedures for violation of European treaties, the commission has asked Rome to explain its decision to place Switzerland on its black list of tax havens. Switzerland has repeatedly complained to both Italy and the EC about having being placed on…

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