Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated August 9, 2013, to remind U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. On August 9, the Department of State ordered the departure of[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, September 6, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Regional Tensions / Potential Threats DEPARTMENT Secretary’s Travel / Syria / Middle East Peace SYRIA Military Action / Chemical Weapons / Political Solution / Congress G-20 Statement / International Norms / U.N. Security Council / Russia Iran / Hezbollah Sectarian Violence[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to Civil Society Leaders, Sept. 6, 2013
St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013 – 7:31 P.M. MSK PRESIDENT OBAMA: I just want to say thank you to all the participants in this roundtable. This is an incredible and very diverse group of civil society leaders. And this is something that I really enjoy doing at every country that[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in a Press Conference at the G20, Sept. 6, 2013
St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013 – 5:55 P.M. MSK PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good evening. Let me begin by thanking President Putin and the people of St. Petersburg and the people of Russia for hosting this G20. This city has a long and storied history, including its heroic resistance and extraordinary[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Hollande of France after Bilateral Meeting, Sept. 6, 2013
St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013 – 4:53 P.M. MSK PRESIDENT OBAMA: (in progress) — I thank France and President Hollande for their outstanding efforts in Mali. We congratulate the Malian people for their special presidential elections. And our countries will continue to work with the international community, including the United[Read More…]
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on National Security Advisor Rice’s Meeting with Russian Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ushakov
St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. In a candid and cordial first meeting held on the margins of the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, National Security Advisor Rice and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ushakov reviewed the state of U.S.-Russian relations and discussed areas of future cooperation. In their discussion of Syria,[Read More…]
Stop and Frisk Attorneys Urge Court to Reject New York City’s Attempt to Stay Reforms
New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. Today, in Floyd v. City of New York, a federal class action lawsuit that successfully challenged the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) stop-and-frisk practices, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel Beldock, Levine & Hoffman, LLP and Covington & Burling, LLP filed their opposition[Read More…]
‘We Are Working Extremely Hard’ for Political Solution to Syria Crisis – UN-Arab League Envoy
St. Petersberg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–6 September 2013 – The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States today stressed that he and other senior diplomats were working “extremely hard” bring Syrian an other concerned parties together for a conference to find a political path out of the[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Surgeon Killed in Syria
SYRIA—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2013. A Syrian surgeon working for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr. Muhammad Abyad, has been killed in northern Syria. His body was found on Sept. 3 in Aleppo province. He was 28 years old. MSF would like to express its sincere condolences to the family and[Read More…]
Statement by Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer on Remedy to Address Apple’s Price Fixing of E-Books
Remedy Requires Apple to Modify Agreements with Five Publishers; Provides for a Court-Appointed External Monitor; Includes Anti-Retaliatory Provisions to Protect Publishers; Prohibits Apple from Engaging in Future Anticompetitive Conduct Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today[Read More…]
