Roueida Mabardi
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/ 12 March 2007

US renews limited contact with Syria

Syria called for an unrestricted dialogue with Washington on Monday as a senior United States official made the highest-level visit to Damascus in two years for talks limited to the Iraqi refugee crisis. Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary of State for Refugees and Migration, discussed the plight of the refugees, who now number about two million among Iraq’s neighbours.

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/ 10 July 2006

Hamas: ‘Solution is simple: an exchange’

Exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal said on Monday an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants would not be freed without a prisoner swap but pledged that his life would be protected. ”They talk about one soldier, we have 10 000 detainees … this is why we are seeking a prisoner exchange,” he said. ”The solution is simple: an exchange.”