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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says some senior Burmese officials and parliamentarians will now be allowed to visit the United States and that Washington will lift its ban on the export to Burma of U.S. financial services and investment to help...
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KSAZ
| 1 year ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday warned Iran that time was not "infinite" for diplomacy and that "all options remain on the table" after a dispute over the venue of talks. Clinton said that the European Union would look into setting...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 1 year ago
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the United States would ease restrictions on investment to Myanmar and move quickly to name an ambassador after landmark elections. Hoping to boost reformers in the country, Clinton said that the...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Text Size The United States will take targeted steps to ease sanctions banning the export of U.S. financial services and investment in Myanmar to respond to progress in the Southeast Asian country's democratic transition, U.S...Related Articles...
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Arab News
| 1 year ago
Iraq said on Wednesday it had offered to host talks between Iran and six world powers on Tehran's disputed nuclear program next week, acting on an Iranian request to change the venue from Istanbul following friction with Turkey. US Secretary of State...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi on Wednesday "advised" neighboring Arab states in the Gulf not to adopt a missile shield project being promoted by the United States. "From the start we have rejected such a project, which is contrary to regional...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Crucial nuclear talks due to take place next week between Iran and world powers have run into disagreement over the host city, with Tehran on Wednesday saying it no longer wants Istanbul as the venue. Instead, according to Iraq's foreign ministry,...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign minister said Istanbul remains an acceptable location for talks with world powers over Tehran's nuclear program, but noted Wednesday that his country has proposed other venues — such as Iraq or China — for the negotiations...
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All Africa
| 1 year ago
C 3 April 2012 interview Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton With Reena Ninan of ABC. Secretary Clinton, does the U.S. approval for Kofi Annan's plan mean that it's okay for President Assad to remain in power?...We think Assad must go, the...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Iran wants crucial nuclear talks with world powers to take place in Baghdad instead of Istanbul as had been mooted, according to a statement from Iraq welcoming the proposal. An "Iranian delegation expressed the desire for Iraq to host the...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Tuesday that a nuclear-armed Iran or a conflict over its ambitions would both destabilize the region as she pressed Tehran to make progress in key talks. As Israel voices growing impatience over Iran, Clinton...
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
Hillary wants 'concrete commitments' from Iran Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Wednesday for Iran to make "concrete commitments" on its nuclear program at upcoming talks with major powers -- the first in more than a year.
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The Gleaner
| 1 year ago
Once it appeared as if Bashar al-Assad could ride out the wave of unrest sweeping his country and that Syria would be the exception to the Arab Spring. Unlike some of his fellow Arab dictators, Syria's president had no qualms about using extreme...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles Speaking to ABC News, Clinton refused to be drawn into the question of whether a strike on Iran by Israel was even physically possible, saying she didn't "want to think about it that way." "The U.S. has worked very hard with Israel on all...
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Jerusalem Post
| 1 year ago
US secretary of state tell ABC US does not want Israel to take unilateral action on Iran over its nuclear program. The Unites States expects "concrete commitments from Iran" during this months nuclear talks between Tehran and the P5+1, Voice of...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
The United States would not be safe from retaliation if Iran is attacked by Washington, the Iran newspaper quoted a senior Revolutionary Guards commander on Tuesday as saying. "In the face of any attack, we will have a crushing response. In that case,...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Text Size (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is likely to maintain high oil production in the event consumer countries release emergency stocks, but it will not seek to lure buyers for more oil by discounting its crude, industry sources said...Secretary of...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
Madam Secretary, you have said that there will be serious consequences if Assad does not stop killing his people, but this is the moment of truth...But short of military intervention, what is going to stop this man? Well, Andrea, I see it as a...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
Turkey has shown steadfast leadership throughout this crisis. I also want to recognize the continuing contributions of the Arab League and in particular the work of Secretary General Elaraby and the chair of the Syria committee, Prime Minister Hamad...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
Well, we are going to be providing what you might call technical or logistical equipment not arms, not military equipment, but communications equipment. We've learned that there's a great deal of difficulty for the opposition to communicate with one...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
If you look at all of this pressure, something doesn't seem to be working because Assad is still there, and notably, you don't have any major defections from the key top leadership, the people who are close to him...Could one of the factors be that...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
I wanted to begin by talking about former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's six-point plan. During the week since Bashar al-Assad claimed to accept the plan, there's been no let-up in the violence, and I just wanted to ask you, at what point do we...
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The Daily Star
| 1 year ago
Sunday's Friends of Syria conference sidestepped solid measures against the Damascus regime for fear of getting sucked into a conflict that could defy control, analysts and experts said. Although most countries are committed to a political transition...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Agence France Presse. "We do not underestimate any enemy, no matter how tiny and lowly they are. The regime's officials -- the supreme leader, the president, the army, the [Revolutionary] Guards and Basij (militia) -- are completely vigilant. And the...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
Fresh violence erupted Monday in Syria between government and opposition forces as international envoy Kofi Annan prepared to brief the U.N. Security Council on his mission's progress to ease the bloody crisis. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory...
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Newyork Times
| 1 year ago
Bulent Kilic/AFP Getty Images Turkish riot police sprayed tear gas at supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as they demonstrated outside the conference venue. The moves reflected a growing consensus, at least among the officials who met here...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
We do not underestimate any enemy, no matter how tiny and lowly they are. The regime's officials the supreme leader, the president, the army, the [Revolutionary] Guards and Basij [militia] are completely vigilant. And the nation is prepared to...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
The White House agreed to send communications equipment to help Syrian rebels organize and evade Syria's military, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. The satellite communications equipment "will help activists organize, evade attacks by the...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
William Hague delivered a stark warning to Syria's regime on Sunday, saying that President Bashar al-Assad must obey a new peace plan or else other countries would arm the rebel movement...Saudi Arabia and Qatar,Assad's leading Arab critics, have...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 1 year ago
Arab states in the Persian Gulf have agreed to provide a monthly stipend of several million dollars to pay a "salary" to opposition fighters in Syria and encourage more defections from President Bashar Assad's army, participants at an international...
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Seattle Times
| 1 year ago
Arab states in the Persian Gulf offered a monthly stipend of several million dollars to pay opposition fighters in Syria and encourage more defections from President Bashar al-Assad's army, participants attending the Friends of Syria conference in...
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The Independent
| 1 year ago
World powers including Britain and America yesterday pledged to boost funding and support for Syria's armed opposition, toughening their stance on a regime that has so far appeared immune to a barrage of sanctions, censure and diplomatic isolation.
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
I have three questions and three comments to make. First of all, there is a feeling of despair, because people -- Syrian people feel that they are long in this battle. And they seem as if they are the only ones who want to change the regime and no...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
Today, the international community sent a clear and unified message that we will increase pressure on the Assad regime in Syria and assistance to the opposition. Nearly a week has gone by since the regime pledged to implement Kofi Annan's plan. But...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
And I will tell you that they've done things that, three years ago, none of us would have thought possible...It is absolutely wonderful to see all of you here this morning and giving me the opportunity to say thank you...Thanks both to Jim and Janet...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 1 year ago
A Friends of Syria meeting, consisting of more than 80 Western and Arab countries, has urged special envoy Kofi Annan to give the Damascus regime a deadline to comply with a peace plan. But the final results from the meeting in Istanbul fell well...
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The Hindu
| 1 year ago
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friends of Syria' to financially support rebels The United States sent mixed signals on Iran on Sunday by announcing its intention to strengthen the defences of its Gulf allies along with the commencement of nuclear...
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KSAZ
| 1 year ago
Some 83 nations gathered in Turkey called Sunday for a strict timetable for Syria to end its bloody crackdown or face action at the UN Security Council, warning that the nation's window to meet its commitments "is not open-ended." The second meeting...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attend at the Friends of Syria Conference in Tunis, February 24, 2012. Western and Arab nations met to demand that Syria implement an immediate ceasefire to allow aid in for desperate civilians in the absence of an...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
Syrian President Bashar Assad is losing his grip on power, said the chairman of the House intelligence committee during a television interview on Sunday. We don't see Assad's inner circle crumbling, said Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), chairman of the...
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MarketWatch
| 1 year ago
Demonstrators shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad outside the "Friends of Syria" conference in Istanbul on Sunday. MarketWatch) Representatives of some 70 countries convened in Istanbul on Sunday in an effort to pressure Syria's...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
Sunday for the means to defend themselves against the regime of President Bashir al-Assad , and said that their liberation struggle was moving into a new phase. In the first formal support for the rebels, Arab states in the Persian Gulf have agreed...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 1 year ago
Ms Clinton was speaking at the opening of the Friends of Syria meeting in Turkey, where delegates from more than 70 countries are discussing how to end the bloodshed in Syria. While some of the Arab Gulf States including Saudi Arabia and Qatar want...
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
The United States and more than 60 other countries moved closer on Sunday to direct intervention in the fighting in Syria , with Arab nations pledging $100 million to pay opposition fighters and the Obama administration agreeing to send...
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Belleville News-Democrat
| 1 year ago
Participants at a conference on Syria say Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are creating a multimillion-dollar fund to pay salaries to members of the rebel Free Syrian Army and soldiers who defect from the regime and join opposition ranks. The...
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Associated Press
| 1 year ago
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton conferred with Turkey's prime minister about his nuclear discussions with Iran as the United States began intensively preparing for a round of negotiations between Tehran and world powers to take place within...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed for tighter sanctions on Syria and to hold its leaders to account Sunday as she attended key talks in Turkey aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed. Clinton joined delegates from dozens of European, Arab and...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government on Sunday to halt operations targeting civilians, or face "serious consequences". "Our message must be clear to those who give the orders and those...
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Associated Press
| 1 year ago
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed doubt Sunday about whether President Bashar Assad would ever adhere to a U.N.-sponsored peace plan to end Syria's year of bloodshed, and urged world solidarity against a regime that she said was...
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Arab News
| 1 year ago
Apr 1, 2012 00:48 Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State, who met with the foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) here yesterday, proposed a strong missile shield to protect Gulf Arab states from Tehran and sought...
