EMM News Explorer: Ali Abdullah Saleh

Abdul Salam [ said]: Hadi made it clear that the Saleh regime is over and he is seeking to be looked at as a president for a nation and not for a political party,

cnn 07-FEB-12

Sarah Leah Whitson [ said]: The issue isn’t where Saleh gets medical care, but whether concerned governments are going to prevent him and his aides from getting away with the killings of peaceful protesters,

reliefWeb 30-JAN-12

Whitson [-said]: Courts outside Yemen can and should ignore this amnesty and prosecute serious international crimes committed by the Saleh government,

HumanRightsWatch 29-JAN-12

Victoria Nuland [ said]: We have issued a visa for Ali Abdullah Saleh,

AHN 24-JAN-12

Carney [-said]: The fact of the matter is Mr Saleh’s request to travel to the US for medical treatment has been approved and the purpose of this travel is for medical treatment alone,

khaleejtimes 24-JAN-12

Carney [-said]: The fact of the matter is Mr. Saleh's request to travel to the US for medical treatment has been approved and the purpose of this travel is for medical treatment alone,

nowlebanon 23-JAN-12

Ali Abdu [ said]: The GCC power transfer signing was delayed six times in 2011, and Saleh benefited the most from the delays. For Saleh, it's never really over,

cnn 19-JAN-12

Sarah Leah Whitson [ said]: Passing this law would be an affront to thousands of victims of Saleh's repressive rule, including the relatives of peaceful protesters shot dead last year,

jrep 11-JAN-12

Sarah Leah Whitson [ said]: Passing this law would be an affront to thousands of victims of Saleh’s repressive rule, including the relatives of peaceful protesters shot dead last year,

HumanRightsWatch 11-JAN-12

Whitson [-said]: From north to south to central Sanaa, the Saleh government has violated the basic rights of the Yemeni people,

thestar 11-JAN-12

Nuland [-said]: Interestingly, the visa application remains with the embassy, but Saleh and his team have asked to have their passports returned, so not sure what that’s about,

TheFrontierPost 11-JAN-12

Nuland [-said]: Interestingly, the visa application remains with the embassy, but Saleh and his team have asked to have their passports returned, so not sure what that's about,

guardian 10-JAN-12

Mohammed Abu [ said]: The institutions revolution is worrying Saleh,

cnn 08-JAN-12

Nuland [-told]: To date, we still have a visa application from President Saleh at our embassy in Sanaa. It hasn't been withdrawn. We also have not made a decision one way or another with regard to that visa,

ChinaPost 05-JAN-12

Nuland [-told]: To date, we still have a visa application from President Saleh at our embassy in Sanaa. It hasn’t been withdrawn. We also have not made a decision one way or another with regard to that visa,

khaleejtimes 05-JAN-12

Toner [-said]: Despite reports to the contrary, the United States is still considering President Saleh’s request to enter the United States for the sole purpose of seeking medical treatment,

TheFrontierPost 29-DEC-11

Toner [-told]: We're continuing to consider President Saleh's request to enter the country for the sole purpose of seeking medical treatment,

trendnews 28-DEC-11

Toner [-said]: Despite reports to the contrary, the United States is still considering President Saleh's request to enter the United States for the sole purpose of seeking medical treatment,

trust 28-DEC-11

Toner [-told]: We're continuing to consider President Saleh's request to enter the country for the sole purpose of seeking medical treatment. But contrary to some reports that we've seen, that permission has not been granted yet,

news 27-DEC-11

Toner [-said]: We need to see that process continue regardless of where President Saleh is,

news 27-DEC-11

Jagland [-said]: Not even President Saleh was able, and President Assad in Syria will not be able, to resist the people's demand for freedom and human rights,

reuters 10-DEC-11

Joe Stork [ said]: The army's indiscriminate shelling in Taizz shows President Saleh's brazen disregard for the lives of Yemeni civilians right up to the time he signed a deal to transfer power,

trust 26-NOV-11

Joe Stork [ said]: The army’s indiscriminate shelling in Taizz shows President Saleh’s brazen disregard for the lives of Yemeni civilians right up to the time he signed a deal to transfer power,

reliefWeb 25-NOV-11

Margelov [-told]: After Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed an agreement on handover of power in Saudi Arabia, we can say that one stage of the crisis in the country has ended,

itartass_en 24-NOV-11

Juppe [-said]: We want you to freeze the assets of Saleh and his people and see that action is taken at the International Criminal Court as he is a war criminal.

upi 08-NOV-11

Smart [-said]: to break the impasse and end the current torment in Yemen are to be lauded, but President Saleh must not be given immunity as a prize for stepping down,

maannews 22-OCT-11

Susan Rice [ said]: sent a strong message to President Saleh that it is time to heed the legitimate calls of the Yemeni people for a peaceful and orderly transition toward a unified, stable, secure and democratic Yemen,

wsj 22-OCT-11

Mark Lyall Grant [ said]: We urge on the back of this very strong and clear statement from the international community that President Saleh now signs the GCC agreement and takes forward the political transition as the international community has urged him to do,

xinhuanet_en 22-OCT-11

Mohammed Abu [ said]: I hope that Ali Abdullah Saleh and his regime learn a lesson from what happened to Gadhafi and his government,

cnn 21-OCT-11

Panetta [ said]: And I think that will continue to be the case regardless of what ultimately happens with President Saleh,

news24 03-OCT-11

Valero [-said]: The violence should be stopped. It is important that President Saleh take responsibility and immediately start a democratic transition, taking into account the interests of the Yemeni people. We call on all interested parties to assist in reaching an agreement,

globalsecurity 03-OCT-11

Nuland [-said]: We again urge President Saleh to initiate a full transfer of power without delay and arrange for presidential elections to be held before the end of the year within the framework of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) initiative,

trust 25-SEP-11

Jay Carney [said:]: We urge President Saleh to initiate a full transfer of power and arrange for presidential elections to be held before the end of the year.

dailystar 24-SEP-11

Jay Carney [said:]: We urge President Saleh to initiate a full transfer of power and arrange for presidential elections to be held before the end of the year ... The Yemeni people have suffered enough and deserve a path towards a better future.

alertnet 24-SEP-11

Jay Carney [said:]: We urge President Saleh to initiate a full transfer of power and arrange for presidential elections to be held before the end of the year . . . The Yemeni people have suffered enough and deserve a path towards a better future.

montrealgazette 24-SEP-11

Jay Carney [said:]: We urge President Saleh to initiate a full transfer of power and arrange for presidential elections to be held before the end of then year.

news 23-SEP-11

Ahmed Bahr [ said]: The Gulf power transfer proposal was on the table for months and Saleh refused to sign it,

cnn 09-SEP-11

Ali Abdu [ said]: If Saleh leaves office before the end of the year, history will report it that he was ousted by the revolution,

cnn 29-AUG-11

Abdul Ghani [ said]: The return of Saleh is no longer important as if he has been working over the past years to enable his son to stay after he leaves,

xinhuanet_en 14-AUG-11

Toner [-told]: As all of you know, we've had conversations with President Saleh during his recuperation in Saudi Arabia. I can't get into the details of those conversations,

xinhuanet_en 08-AUG-11

Ashton [-said]: I asked the foreign minister to transmit this message to the President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is currently recuperating from a deplorable attack on his palace compound,

kuwaittimes 27-JUL-11

Abdul Ghani [ said]: Saudi Arabia and the U.S. were behind Saleh's appearance in that condition to pressure opposition and others who are seeking to form a transitional council,

xinhuanet_en 10-JUL-11

Carney [-said]: Our position is that we support the agreement that President Saleh had talked about signing several times and didn't,

timesofoman 07-JUN-11

Hague [-told]: The situation in Yemen is extremely uncertain following President Saleh's departure to Saudi Arabia to receive medical treatment and his transfer of authority to the vice president,

nowlebanon 07-JUN-11

Clinton [-said]: President Saleh was given a very good offer that we strongly backed. And, you know, we cannot expect this conflict to end unless President Saleh and his government move out of the way to permit the opposition and civil society to begin a transition to political and economic reform,

npr 04-JUN-11

Toner [-said]: All parties must end these attacks and avoid any further escalation or any further casualties in the days ahead. Clearly, the deteriorating situation in Yemen can only be addressed through a peaceful and orderly transfer of power, and so we again call on President Saleh to move immediately to heed the calls of the Yemeni people,

npr 04-JUN-11

Toner [-said]: We call for an immediate cessation of hostilities. All parties must end these attacks and avoid any further escalation or any further casualties in the days ahead. Clearly the deteriorating situation in Yemen can only be addressed through a peaceful and orderly transfer of power. And so we again call on President Saleh to move immediately to heed the calls of the Yemeni people,

globalsecurity 04-JUN-11

Alani [ said]: All the sons of the sheikh are standing against Ali Abdullah Saleh, and this is very important, because Ali Abdullah Saleh is part of the al-Ahmar family,

voanews 02-JUN-11

Alani [ said]: Sadeq has no political ambition. He is a king maker; he's not a king. But with the third son, Hamid, he basically tried to block any succession process and he put a lot of effort to prevent Ali Abdullah Saleh to pass power to his son, because he thinks he is better qualified than the son of the president,

voanews 02-JUN-11

Carney [-added]: He's obviously working with our allies in the region to see what can be done to persuade Saleh to follow the agreement he made to sign the accord and to begin the transfer of power immediately,

nowlebanon 02-JUN-11

Clinton [-told]: We cannot expect this conflict to end unless President Saleh and his government move out of the way to permit the opposition and civil society to begin a transition to political and economic reform,

news24 02-JUN-11

Malcolm Smart [ said]: The political and human rights crisis in Yemen is rapidly going from bad to worse as President Saleh’s security forces seek to crush all opposition,

amnesty 31-MAY-11

Hillary Clinton [added:]: We continue to support the departure of President Saleh, who has consistently agreed that he would be stepping down from power and then consistently reneged on those agreements.

channel4news 26-MAY-11

Clinton [-said]: We continue to support a unified and stable Yemen, and we continue to support the departure of President Saleh, who has consistently agreed that he would be stepping down from power and then consistently reneged on those agreements,

npr 26-MAY-11

Clinton [-said]: We continue to support the departure of President Saleh, who has consistently agreed that he would be stepping down from power and then consistently reneged on those agreements, turning his back on the commitments that he made and disregarding the legitimate aspirations of the Yemeni people,

cnn 26-MAY-11

Toner [-said]: President Saleh has an agreement in front of him. He needs to sign it and put Yemen on a positive path so that they can resolve the current situation,

trust 25-MAY-11

Obama [-said]: We call upon President Saleh to move immediately on his commitment to transfer power,

focus 25-MAY-11

Toner [-said]: We believe that President Saleh still has the ability and the opportunity to sign this initiative and break this deadlock,

CBC 24-MAY-11

Toner [-remarked]: It's clearly now in President Saleh's hands. He has done this several times now, and we urge him to take action and to resolve the situation,

kuna 24-MAY-11

Clinton [-said]: The United States is deeply disappointed by President Saleh's continued refusal to sign the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative,

smh 23-MAY-11

Clinton [-said]: President Saleh is now the only party that refuses to match actions to words,

trust 23-MAY-11

Clinton [-said]: The United States is deeply disappointed by president Saleh's continued refusal to sign the Gulf Co-operation Council initiative,

lebanonews 23-MAY-11

Clinton [ said]: The United States is deeply disappointed by President Saleh's continued refusal to sign the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) initiative. He is turning his back on his commitments and disregarding the legitimate aspirations of the Yemeni people

kuna 23-MAY-11

Clinton [noted that:]: the concerted efforts of the international community, led by the GCC, have been tireless and all sides have agreed -- on multiple occasions -- to sign the GCC initiative. President Saleh is now the only party that refuses to match actions to words

kuna 23-MAY-11

Clinton [-said]: The United States is deeply disappointed by President Saleh's continued refusal to sign the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) initiative,

nowlebanon 23-MAY-11

Clinton [said last night that:]: the United States is deeply disappointed by President Saleh's continued refusal to sign the GCC initiative. He (Saleh) is turning his back on his commitments and disregarding the legitimate aspirations of the Yemeni people.

kuna 23-MAY-11

Clinton [-said]: The United States is deeply disappointed by President Saleh's continued refusal to sign the Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, initiative,

hurriyetdailynews 23-MAY-11

Clinton [-said]: We condemn this action and call on President Saleh to meet his international obligations to ensure the safety and security of all foreign diplomats and their staffs working in Yemen,

trust 23-MAY-11

Clinton [ said]: President Saleh needs to follow through on his commitment to transfer power. The government of Yemen must address the legitimate will of the people

kuna 22-MAY-11

Clinton [-said]: President Saleh needs to follow through on his commitment to transfer power,

upi 22-MAY-11

Joe Stork [ said]: President Saleh and those who implement his orders, take note: No immunity deal will absolve you of responsibility for widespread unlawful killings,

cnn 29-APR-11

Joe Stork [ said]: President Saleh and those who implement his orders, take note: no immunity deal will absolve you of responsibility for widespread unlawful killings,

trust 29-APR-11

Stork [-said]: The UN and donors should not shy away from actions to immediately end the carnage just because President Saleh now says he will resign,

HumanRightsWatch 28-APR-11

Malcolm Smart [ said]: The GCC’s efforts to break the impasse and end the current torment in Yemen are to be welcomed but President Saleh should not be allowed to set his own price for agreeing to stand down,

amnesty 27-APR-11

Malcolm Smart [ said]: What sort of signal will it send to the leaders of other governments that arbitrarily lock up, torture and even kill their opponents if President Saleh is allowed to walk away from what has been done under his rule in Yemen?

amnesty 27-APR-11

Hayden [-said]: I would never claim that President Saleh was, kind of, an easy fit as a partner with regard to anything. But I don’t know what's on the next page,

hurriyetdailynews 27-APR-11

Hayden [-said]: I would never claim that President Saleh was, kind of, an easy fit as a partner with regard to anything. But I don't know what's on the next page,

haveeru 27-APR-11

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