Egypt-Switzerland relations
Swiss Attorney-General in Cairo for Mubarak-era siphoned money
Egypt
December 17, 2016
Swiss Attorney-General in Cairo for Mubarak-era siphoned money
Swiss Attorney-General Michael Lauber arrived in Cairo on Saturday aboard a private jet, to head a delegation for talks on…
Switzerland drafts bill to return smuggled assets
Egypt
March 30, 2013
Switzerland drafts bill to return smuggled assets
Kamel Guirguis, head of the Public Prosecution’s international cooperation office, has said that Swiss authorities have finalized the first draft…
Swiss to reconsider stolen funds assistance to Egypt after elections
Egypt
March 4, 2013
Swiss to reconsider stolen funds assistance to Egypt after elections
Switzerland has said it will maintain a freeze on 700 million Swiss Francs belonging to former President Hosni Mubarak until…
Switzerland agrees to draft law on return of smuggled funds
Egypt
February 1, 2013
Switzerland agrees to draft law on return of smuggled funds
Switzerland has agreed to draft a law governing the return of funds smuggled out of Egypt by Mubarak regime figures…
Swiss postpone return of stolen Egyptian funds over political uncertainty
Egypt
January 14, 2013
Swiss postpone return of stolen Egyptian funds over political uncertainty
Switzerland is postponing the return of 700 million Swiss Francs (US$767 million) in funds smuggled out of Egypt by members…
Update: Swiss to return smuggled funds based on convictions, FM says
Egypt
October 14, 2012
Update: Swiss to return smuggled funds based on convictions, FM says
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Amr Roshdy has said thatSwiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter met with his Egyptiancounterpart Mohamed Kamel Amr on…
Switzerland freezes assets of 31 former regime figures
Egypt
September 25, 2012
Switzerland freezes assets of 31 former regime figures
The Swiss Embassy in Cairo said on Tuesday that Switzerland has frozen the assets of 31 figures from ex-President Hosni…
Egypt sues Britain to return Mubarak regime funds
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Egypt sues Britain to return Mubarak regime funds
Egypt has filed a lawsuit against the British Treasury to compel the institution to cooperate in returning funds siphoned out…
Update: Switzerland freezes more Mubarak assets, says agency
Egypt
July 25, 2012
Update: Switzerland freezes more Mubarak assets, says agency
The Swiss authorities have frozen more assets belonging to former President Hosni Mubarak and his associates, the Swiss news agency…