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Sarkozy pushes Syria to pressure ally Hamas (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:57:34 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Syria on Tuesday to exert pressure on its ally Hamas in order to help end the fighting in the Gaza Strip between the militant Palestinian group and Israeli forces.

Sarkozy urges Syria to put pressure on Hamas (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:12:53 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on Syria on Tuesday to put pressure on its ally Hamas to return to a truce in the Gaza Strip where Israeli troops are battling Islamist fighters, and where hundreds of civilians have been killed.

Syria Pushed To Stop Hamas Rockets (CBS News)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:00:03 GMT
Can Sarko save the day? The French president is in Syria, along with other foreign leaders, to try and bring enough pressure on Hamas leaders to stop the rocket fire into southern Israel so that a cease-fire with Israel can be reached.

Sarkozy visits Syria over Gaza escalation (People's Daily)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:54:39 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy paid a short visit to Syria on Tuesday during which he asked Syriato pressure Hamas in order to achieve a solution to the escalation in the Gaza Strip. Sarkozy went into talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad immediately after his arrival with the attendance of EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and EU envoy on the Middle East peace process Marc ...

Russian presidential envoy visits Syria over Gaza (People's Daily)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:57:10 GMT
A senior Russian official on Tuesday paid a visit to Syria over the "dangerous developments" in the Gaza Strip due to continuing Israeli "brutal aggression," the official SANA news agency reported. Alexander Sultanov, Russian President's Special Envoy for the Middle Eastern Affairs, held talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on the Gaza escalation, said the report. They reviewed ...

Sarkozy pushes Syria to pressure ally Hamas (Chicago Sun-Times)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:08:35 GMT
DAMASCUS, Syria -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Syria on Tuesday to exert pressure on its ally Hamas to help end the fighting in the Gaza Strip between the militant Palestinian group and Israeli forces.

Diplomats push Syria to pressure ally Hamas (Boston Herald)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:40:52 GMT
DAMASCUS, Syria - France's president sought Syrian help Tuesday to bring a cease-fire to the Gaza Strip, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to the United...

France asks Syria to help end Gaza conflict  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:04:00 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked Syria on Tuesday to help convince Hamas to cooperate in international efforts to end the Israeli assault in the Gaza Strip.

Sarkozy pushes Syria to pressure ally Hamas (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:16 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is urging Syria to exert pressure on its ally Hamas to help end the fighting in the Gaza Strip, but Syria isn't responding.

Sarkozy pushes Syria to pressure ally Hamas (KXXV Waco)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:43:15 GMT
Associated Press - January 6, 2009 10:33 AM ET DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is urging Syria to exert pressure on its ally Hamas to help end the fighting in the Gaza...

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