Reportedly, the Swiss National Council has approved, (113 votes to 65) a motion to prohibit trade in cultural goods from Syria. This still has to pass senate.Vignette: Don't put money in the pocket of either side.
A blog commenting on various aspects of the private collecting and trade in archaeological artefacts today and their effect on the archaeological record.
Reportedly, the Swiss National Council has approved, (113 votes to 65) a motion to prohibit trade in cultural goods from Syria. This still has to pass senate.

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http://www.swissinfo.ch/ita/tutte-le-notizie-in-breve/cn--verso-la-proibizione-del-commercio-di-beni-culturali-siriani/41145882
Official confirmation http://www.parlament.ch/ab/frameset/f/n/4916/451264/f_n_4916_451264_451393.htm
Thanks, I was a bit cautious because I spotted - checking my facts (I am not a dealer) - that the voting 113/43 was coincidentally exactly the same as a UNESCO resolution a while back and I was wondering whether someone somewhere had got confuddled. Good.
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