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President begins key trip to Europe amid US threats
Jul 02, 2018 09:00President Dr. Hassan Rouhani has begun a crucial visit to Europe, where he is expected to discuss the fate of a nuclear agreement from which US President Donald Trump withdrew in May.
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President Rouhani to visit Switzerland, Austria for key talks
Jul 01, 2018 12:29President Hassan Rouhani is to set off on a visit to Switzerland and Austria to discuss ways of improving mutual relations amid the looming imposition of US economic sanctions on Tehran.
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Swiss rail company Matisa defies US with Iran deal
Jun 20, 2018 13:49Iran'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 10:46President 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 06:41The 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 12:17Iran 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 13:35Ten 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 08:40Eight 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 13:46The 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 12:30Swiss 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.