Topic: Damascus (Syria)
TALLINN (Reuters) - The United States defended its policy of engagement with Syria on Thursday despite its concerns that Damascus might be trying to transfer Scud missiles to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.Speaking in the Estonian capital ahead of a NATO meeting, Secretary ...
In a victory for President Barack Obama's efforts to engage Syria diplomatically, a key US Senate committee has approved the nomination of veteran diplomat Robert Ford to be ambassador to Damascus.The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where the nomination encountered no significant resistance ...
Democratic US Senator John Kerry on Wednesday began a visit to the Middle East for talks with top Lebanese and Syrian officials on the stalled Arab-Israeli peace process."We remain extremely hopeful that in the weeks ahead we can find a path to ...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday the United States is urging Syria to distance itself from Iran as well as to stop arming Hezbollah, cooperate in Iraq, and resume peace talks with Israel.It was the first time Clinton stated so bluntly ...
Obama announces nominee to become ambassador to Damascus, first for US since 2005 President Barack Obama said Tuesday he would nominate career diplomat Robert Ford to become the United States' first ambassador to Damascus since 2005, a sign that U.S.-Syrian relations are ...
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell and aides have applied for visas for a landmark visit to Syria, Al-Hurra television reported Friday, as the Obama administration steps up engagement with Damascus. "Senator Mitchell and his team sent their passports to us today ...
Syria criticizes renewal of US sanctions, urges Washington to abandon 'foolish policies'Syria rejected the Obama administration's decision to renew economic and diplomatic sanctions against Damascus and urged Washington to abandon " The decision came even as two U.S. envoys were in the ...
Syrian authorities have told the US embassy that it could reopen an American school of languages which Damascus ordered closed five months ago, an embassy official told AFP on Saturday.The Syrian foreign ministry notified the embassy on Thursday that the American Language ...
Syria sounded upbeat Thursday after holding its first high-level talks with the United States since President Barack Obama took office, saying the " very constructive meeting" will pave the way for more.Ambassador Imad Mustafa told reporters that he discussed "the way forward" ...
US Senator John Kerry on Saturday met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Washington reviews its policies towards countries regarded as hostile under the former administration, SANA news agency reported.Kerry, a former presidential candidate who now chairs the Senate foreign relations committee, is ...
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