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Swiss rail company Matisa defies US with Iran deal
Jun 20, 2018 18:19Iran's state rail company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Switzerland’s rail tracks maintenance machines manufacturer Matisa for obsolescence management, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.
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President Rouhani to visit Switzerland, Austria: Office
Jun 18, 2018 15:16President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Switzerland and Austria at the invitation of the European countries’ presidents, IRNA news agency reported on Monday, citing the presidential office.
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Swiss firm disappointed to lose Iran deal to China
May 29, 2018 11:11The Swiss firm Stadler Rail says it is disappointed that it has to ditch a $1.4 billion railway deal in Iran because of US President Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
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Iran summons Swiss envoy to protest US missile claims
Dec 19, 2017 15:47Iran has summoned the Swiss ambassador to Tehran to hand him a protest note over the United States’ recent claims that missiles fired at Saudi Arabia from Yemen were of Iranian origin.
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10 arrests in French, Swiss raids over suspected attack plot
Nov 07, 2017 17:05Ten people suspected of using encrypted social networks to prepare a possible attack were arrested Tuesday in counterterrorism operations in France and Switzerland, according to French officials.
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Teenager’s axe rampage wounds several in Switzerland: Police
Oct 23, 2017 12:10Eight people were hurt, at least one of them seriously, during an axe attack in a small Swiss town that ended with the suspect’s arrest, police said Monday.
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Switzerland ready to help mediate in North Korea crisis: Swiss president
Sep 04, 2017 18:16The Swiss president says her country is prepared to act as mediator to help peacefully resolve the current standoff between North Korea and some other countries over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs, including by hosting ministerial talks in the small Alpine federal republic.
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More landslides expected in Swiss valley, police say
Aug 26, 2017 17:00Swiss police said on Saturday they were expecting more landslides in the remote valley near the Italian border where eight people went missing in a massive rock fall this week.
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UAE summons Swiss ambassador over anti-Bahrain remarks
Mar 20, 2017 08:47The United Arab Emirates has summoned the Swiss ambassador over remarks made by Switzerland to the UN over the human rights situation in Bahrain.
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Two dead, one badly injured in Switzerland's shooting
Mar 10, 2017 07:52Two men have lost their lives and another sustained serious gunshot wounds after two unidentified assailants stormed into a cafe in Switzerland’s northwestern city of Basel and opened fire.