"...Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Saudi Arabia this month in an attempt to push for reconciliation between Palestinian factions, the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat reported.
Forging Palestinian unity is seen as crucial to any prospect for a Palestinian state based on peace with Israel. But the Islamist group Hamas has so far rejected a pact proposed by Egypt to end its row with Mahmoud Abbas ....
Suleiman held the talks with Meshaal in Mecca on the sidelines of an official visit to Saudi Arabia, where he met King Abdullah to brief him on the first round of peace talks.
The source quoted by al-Hayat said Gaza could "become a rebellious region" and said Egypt was ready to host fresh reconciliation talks when Hamas was ready to sign the pact...."
Sunday, September 19, 2010
"... Omar Suleiman met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Saudi Arabia ..."
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