Peres calls for direct talks with Syria

Israeli President Shimon Peres said Friday that face-to-face talks with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria could bring major change in the Middle East. Peres invited Assad to Israel during a debate on the prospects for peace at the Ambrosetti Conference in Italy, the Financial Times reported. He said a visit by Assad to Israel or an invitation to the Israeli prime minister to Syria might be as... [read full story]