Report: Mashaal refuses to pass Arabs' message to Assad
Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal hasn't met with Syrian President Bashar Assad, despite an attempt to prop Hamas as a mediator between the Arab League and the Syrian regime, the Asharq Alawsat newspaper reported.
According to the report, the Arab League has asked Mashaal to pass along a message to Assad, but the former refused due to concerns that his actions would be interpreted as interference in Syria's internal affairs. Arab sources said that he has given the message to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem instead. (Roi Kais)
