Libyan authorities rescinded permission allowing Swiss International Air Lines to serve Tripoli. A Swiss spokesperson said the carrier was informed that "technical reasons related to a project for Tripoli airport" was the cause, although widespread speculation has pointed to strained relations between the countries that began when a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was arrested last summer in Geneva.
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