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The independent
| 11 months ago
Recession, debts, budget cuts, tax it's all about saving money these days, and identifying the sec... Suggested Topics Russia will cease deliveries of arms and fighter planes to Syria until the situation in the country stabilises, an official said...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan said he and President Bashar Assad agreed Monday on an approach to Syria's conflict that he would now take to the opposition, before flying to Iran for talks with the main regional ally of Damascus. The former U.N.
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Epoch Times
| 11 months ago
July 9, 2012 A Yak 130 takes part in a flying display at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England, on July 9. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/GettyImages) After twice blocking the United Nations Security Council from taking action on...
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Jerusalem Post
| 11 months ago
The refusal to send more arms to Syria could signal the strongest move yet by Moscow to distance itself from Syrian President Bashar Assad whom it has defended in the UN Security Council from harsher sanctions. It could also scuttle up to $4 billion...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
Kofi Annan meets with Bashar al-Assad during the second round of talks in May. Photograph: AP Kofi Annan has declared his third round of talks with Bashar al-Assad as "constructive" and suggested his stillborn plan to stop the violence in Syria may...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Sen. John McCain , R-Ariz., said he didn't take much comfort in U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 's prediction that Syria's regime was about to collapse. McCain, a leading proponent of U.S. aid to the Syrian rebels, said on CBS' "Face the...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday for their failure to take more decisive action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after 16 months of violent conflict. Share This Story "My question to the secretary of state...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
President Barack Obama and his government has been "shameful and disgraceful" in its response to the carnage in Syria, US Senator John McCain said Sunday, slamming Washington's inaction on the issue. "The fact is that the United States has played no...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images US secretary of state Hillary Clinton warned hardline Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad that his days were numbered as both countries intensified the rhetoric in a war of words on Sunday. Speaking in Tokyo, Clinton...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
According to Los Angeles Times, they fear that the summits focus more on "words than actions" as violence continues to escalate their homeland's humanitarian crisis. Their fear comes as world leaders met in Paris and agreed to seek new sanctions...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that the days of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were numbered. Addressing a press conference in Tokyo, she said: "It should be abundantly clear to those who support the Assad regime their days...
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Novinite
| 11 months ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has issued an unusually sharp call to embattled Syria President Bashar Al-Assad to step down amidst violence escalating in his country. According to Clinton, there is no doubt Syria 's opposition forces are...
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DAWN
| 11 months ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday warned that time was running out for the Syrian regime and it needed to start a political transition to save the country from a catastrophic assault. It should be abundantly clear to those who support...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says opposition attacks in Syria are stepping up pressure on the government. Secretary Clinton says mounting military defections and bolder opposition attacks in Damascus are further isolating Syrian President...
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Jerusalem Post
| 11 months ago
Clinton warns that rebel forces in Syria is getting more effective, that attacks could threaten the region. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday Syria's opposition forces were growing more effective and the sooner the violence ended,...
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Zaman.com
| 11 months ago
Coming on the heels of an agreement by the world powers to establish a transitional national unity government to end the now 16-month-old Syrian crisis, leaving the door open for Syria's president to be part of the new government, the Syrian...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
Handout/Reuters Kofi Annan has admitted that the international community's efforts to find a political solution to the escalating violence in Syria have failed. In an interview with Le Monde, Annan, the special envoy for the United Nations and the...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
VOA News July 07, 2012 Beijing has rejected criticism by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that China and Russia are hampering efforts to end the Syrian conflict by supporting President Bashar al-Assad. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu...
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China News
| 11 months ago
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday said that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's criticism of China at the latest Friends of Syria meeting is "unacceptable." "China is not impeding the process of resolving the Syrian issues," Liu...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
The Chinese foreign ministry on Saturday snubbed the US for its criticism at the Friends of Syria meeting in Paris that China was "holding up progress" in Syria. Share This Story The ministry spokesperson responded in strong words saying the US...
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Al Jazeera
| 11 months ago
54 China and Russia have separately rebuffed accusations by Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, that they are hindering the resolution of the crisis in Syria. Liu Weiman, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said Clinton's comments, made...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that it is hampering efforts to end the Syrian conflict by supporting President Bashar Assad's government.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said in a statement Saturday that Clinton's...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that it is hampering efforts to end the Syrian conflict by supporting President Bashar Assad's government. Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said in a statement Saturday that Clinton's remarks were "...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
Syrian forces bombarded a string of towns in Aleppo province on Saturday, a day after global powers gathered in yet another effort to chart a political end to the revolt against President Bashar Assad. "Regime forces are attempting to regain control...
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Denver Post
| 11 months ago
They were close friends and shared a singular lineage: Both were blood royalty of the Syrian leadership caste, birthright beneficiaries of their fathers' stranglehold on the nation. But the conflict tearing Syrian apart also opened a rift between...
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Washington Post
| 11 months ago
We see this as a powerful symbol of our commitment to Afghanistan's future... Clinton said after meeting with President Hamid Karzai, with whom she has had a relatively close rapport even as he has clashed with U.S. commanders and ambassadors. This...
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Sky News
| 11 months ago
The UN is looking at pulling observers out of Syria in the face of escalating violence so it can shift its focus to political mediation. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report submitted to the organisation's Security Council that there were...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Speaking at 'Friends of Syria' conference in the French capital, Hillary said: Every nation must make it clear that Russia and China will pay a price as they're holding up Syria progress". She further urged allies at the meeting in Paris to demand...
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The Independent
| 11 months ago
Suggested Topics Western nations took comfort yesterday from the defection of a top figure in the Damascus regime as they piled new pressure on the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad. The flight of Brigadier General Manaf Tlass, the son of a former...
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Canada.com
| 11 months ago
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird joined counterparts from around the world Friday in demanding Russia and China end their support for the regime of President Bashar al-Assad as violence continues to mount in Syria. Here's what you need to know...
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Mail Online UK
| 11 months ago
Back in March 2010 the pair were pictured giggling like teenage sweethearts as they enjoyed maple syrup toffee treats during a break from a summit of G8 foreign ministers in Quebec, Canada. But come May 2010, it was time for the next installment, and...
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Kuwait Times
| 11 months ago
International leaders yesterday urged the UN to ratchet up pressure on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad by threatening his regime with tough sanctions, as the defection of a top general rocked his inner circle. Some 100 nations and organizations...
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Arab News
| 11 months ago
A world meeting on Syria urged the UN yesterday to use the threat of sanctions to force change in Syria as President Bashar Assad was rocked by the defection of one of his most senior generals. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also rounded on...
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Jerusalem Post
| 11 months ago
The 15-member council approved in April the deployment of up to 300 unarmed military observers to Syria to oversee a ceasefire that has failed to take hold. The mission is part of a six-point peace plan proposed by international envoy Kofi Annan...
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The Courier-Mail
| 11 months ago
The UN could scale back its observer mission in Syria in the face of escalating violence and shift its focus to political engagement, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report submitted to the Security Council...The council is expected to meet...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 11 months ago
Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty International divisions over Syria were laid bare today as Kofi Annan issued a blunt warning that world powers must end their "destructive competition" over the future of the Assad regime even as Hillary Clinton demanded that...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
Russia on Friday described as "inappropriate" US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks at a Friends of Syria meeting that Moscow is holding up progress in resolving the conflict. "The statement is inappropriate," Deputy Foreign Minister...
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Times of India
| 11 months ago
As a Syrian general who was a personal friend of Bashar al-Assad fled for France, Hillary Clinton urged Assad's enemies meeting in Paris on Friday to make Russia and China "pay a price" for helping keep him power in Damascus...They also agreed to "...
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The Globe & Mail
| 11 months ago
Demonstrators hold opposition flags during a protest against Syria 's President Bashar al-Assad at Kfr Suseh area in Damascus July 2, 2012 Shaam News Network video Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks to the new government in Damascus in this...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 11 months ago
Speaking at the Friends of Syria meeting in Paris, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said she is increasingly concerned about the lengths the Syrian government will go to to retain power. "The Syrian government itself has only escalated their...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has taken Russia and China to task for their continuing support of President Bashar al-Assad as the Friends of Syria summit meeting commences in Paris. Share This Story Moscow and Beijing have repeatedly thwarted...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
Russia said Friday it "categorically" rejected the idea it was siding with Bashar al-Assad's regime in the Syria conflict, after Moscow's position was slammed at the Friends of Syria meeting in Paris. "I categorically reject the formulation that...
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Time of India
| 11 months ago
Russia and China should be told that they will pay a price for their support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad , US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said at a meeting on Syria. "I ask you to reach out to Russia and China and to not only urge,...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says it is "intolerable" that Russia and China continue to block a peaceful resolution of the crisis in Syria by backing President Bashar al-Assad. Secretary Clinton told a Paris meeting of governments supporting...
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Arab News
| 11 months ago
The defection of a Syrian general who is a personal friend of President Bashar Assad gave a huge boost to anti-government rebels as Western and Arab states met them in Paris on Friday to help prise Assad from power. In some of the strongest US...
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Mail Online UK
| 11 months ago
6 July 2012 One of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's closest friends and key allies has defected from his regime. In what would be the most high-profile defection from the leader's inner circle, Manaf Tlas is said to have fled to Turkey. Tlas, whose...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
A Syrian general from a powerful family close to President Bashar al-Assad has defected and is on his way to Paris, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said. Brig Gen Manaf Tlas fled Syria via Turkey, his family confirmed. Pro-government...
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Jerusalem Post
| 11 months ago
Syria to "pay a price," repeats call for int'l sanctions against Assad; Britain's Hague: There is no sitting on the sidelines on this issue...Russia and China have in the past vetoed UN Security Council resolutions designed to pressure Assad, who has...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday called for a UN resolution on a transition in Syria backed by sanctions, slamming Russia and China for blocking progress on efforts to end the conflict. "We should go back and ask for a resolution in the...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 11 months ago
Breaking News Clinton urges pressure on Russia, China over Syria US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged world powers on Friday to show Russia and China would pay a price for impeding progress toward a democratic transition in Syria. "It is...
