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Iran summons Swiss ambassador over minarets

This content was published on Dec 5, 2009 The Iranian news agency said Silvia Leu Agosti was told that such a decision “increased tension between Islam and Christianity”. The Iranian foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, also telephoned his Swiss counterpart, Micheline Calmy-Rey, and told her that such a vote should never be allowed in a country which claims to respect democracy and human rights.…

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Minister stamps on mailbox fee idea

This content was published on Dec 5, 2009 The head of the Swiss Post, Michel Kunz, said in an interview with Saturday’s Basler Zeitung newspaper that households could have to pay the equivalent of a licence fee for their postbox. He explained that the increased use of emails means that the per item cost of delivering mail had risen. But to raise the…

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Hostages in Libya to appeal against sentence

This content was published on Dec 4, 2009 Max Göldi, director of a division of engineering firm ABB in Libya, and Rashid Hamdani, a canton Vaud-based construction company employee, were also fined SFr1,600 ($1,600). “ABB has asked its lawyers in Libya to lodge an appeal in the name of Max Göldi against the sentence,” the Swedish-Swiss firm said in a statement, adding it…

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WTO warns time running out for Doha deal

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009 While not formally on the agenda, the Doha round has loomed large over a World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Geneva this week. World leaders, including those in the key Group of 20 emerging and developed nations, have pledged to finalise the tortuous global trade liberalisation talks in 2010, but a deal is not…

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Libyan hostages to face second trial this month

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009 An unnamed Libyan foreign ministry official said the two businessmen would face charges of conducting commercial activities in Libya without a licence. The second trial is scheduled for December 15. The men have one week to appeal the initial judgement. Monday’s speedy trial was reportedly held with no foreign diplomats or reporters in the court.…

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Bringing humanitarian aid to l’Aquila

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009

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Swiss women fill high political office in 2010

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009 swissinfo.ch asked political scientist Werner Seitz from the Federal Statistics Office whether any conclusions could be drawn from this – or whether it was just a coincidence. It’s fair to say that Switzerland has hardly shone regarding female suffrage: women in the United States, Britain and Germany had been voting for 50 years when their…

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Swiss businessmen in Libya given 16 months

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009 Rachid Hamdani and Max Göldi have been held in Libya since July 2008 after the arrest in Geneva of a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on charges, later dropped, of mistreating two domestic employees The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed the sentences on Tuesday evening and said the men were tried in absentia and were…

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“Tripoli Two” reveal faces

This content was published on Dec 2, 2009 But while Amnesty International, which has organised an online campaign for the men, says solidarity is important, a psychologist says such photos could be counterproductive. “More than 10,000 people have signed the campaign. Half have also sent a message to Max and Rachid, hoping they’ll be able to spend Christmas with their families and so…

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Swiss businessmen in Libya given 16 months

This content was published on Dec 1, 2009 Rachid Hamdani and Max Göldi have been held in Libya since July 2008 after the arrest in Geneva of a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on charges, later dropped, of mistreating two domestic employees. The anonymous source told the AFP news agency that the businessmen were also fined 2,000 dinars (SFr1,650) each. They had…

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