Tag: Obama
Obama congratulates Myanmar on polls, as army vows smooth power shift
Myanmar said Thursday President Barack Obama had congratulated the nation on holding "free and fair" election, as the government and army chief promised a...
Obama, Netanyahu at White House seek to mend US-Israel ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured US President Barack Obama on Monday that he remained committed to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
After Iran feud, Obama and Netanyahu turn to Israel’s aid wish...
Rare agreement between two long-bickering leaders may actually be in the cards when Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama meet on Monday...
Obama says Syria deployment doesn’t break no ‘boots on ground’
President Barack Obama said on Monday the planned deployment of dozens of United States (US) special forces to Syria to advise opposition forces fighting...
Not breaking “no boots on ground” promise: Obama defends planned deployment...
President Barack Obama said on Monday that plans to deploy special forces to Syria was to "advise opposition forces fighting self-styled Islamic State (IS)"....
Obama wins debt-limit, budget truce through end of presidency
President Barack Obama won passage by the Congress early on Friday of legislation that lifted the threat of a default on government debt through...
US lawmaker advises Obama against inking N-deal with Pakistan
A top American lawmaker has advised US President Barack Obama against inking any civil nuclear deal with Pakistan after asserting the country has been...
“Pakistan wants trade and not aid”: PM to discuss trade and...
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he would remind President Obama of the US commitment to play active role for the resolution of...
Obama and Nawaz to have nuclear talks but no deal next...
The White House has said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and US President Barack Obama are not going to sign a nuclear deal next...
Obama slows pace of US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan
US president says United States will maintain a force of 9,800 through most of 2016 ‘because Afghan troops are not yet as strong as...
Mother of Saudi youth facing beheading urges Obama to intervene
The mother of a youth facing beheading for taking part in protests in Saudi Arabia has pleaded with US President Barack Obama to “rescue...
Trump won’t be next president: Obama
United States (US) President Barack Obama is fairly certain of one thing when it comes to next year's election: Donald Trump won't succeed him...
Obama apologises to MSF for air strike on hospital: White House
US President Barack Obama telephoned the head of Medecins San Frontieres (MSF) and apologised for a deadly air strike on the aid group's hospital...
Failure to act on gun control is ‘political decision’: Obama
US President Barack Obama warned Friday that failure to act on gun control was a “political decision” and vowed to keep pushing for reform...
Obama, Putin clash over vision for resolving Syrian crisis
US president describes Syrian President Assad as a ‘tyrant’ and ‘chief culprit’ behind four-year civil war in which at least 200,000 people have died and millions forced to seek refuge in other countries
India, Pak among major illicit drug producing nations: Obama
United States President Barack Obama has determined India and its three neighbours, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, among a list of 22 nations that are...
29% of Americans believe Obama is Muslim: poll
Misconceptions regarding US President Barack Obama’s religion are still rife with 29 per cent of Americans still believing he is Muslim, according to a...
