Fatah Sources Deny Asking Syrian President to Pressure Hamas

By Saad Jarous Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat - Palestinian sources have told Asharq al-Awsat that President Mahmud Abbas (Abu-Mazin) did not ask Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to pressure the Hamas movement into reaching an agreement at the Cairo-sponsored talks and said Abu-Mazin asked Syria to play a role in strengthening the inter-Palestinian dialogue and that Syria has a role in this and is carrying it out. The sources called the reports that the Palestinian President had asked Syria to pressure Hamas as "inaccurate" and said the aim of his visit to Damascus and Arab... [read full story]