Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 11

15-March-2010

LIBYA

Swiss Jihad Ripples Spread To Libyan Oil Sector

Mismanagement and clumsy rhetoric have transformed a minor bilateral spat between Switzerland and Libya into a series of confrontations with Tripolis major trading partners. The diplomatic stand-off that arose from the July 2008 arrest and subsequent release of Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafis son Hannibal in Switzerland, over his alleged assault of two servants, escalated to last months call...