Middle East
Syrian State TV Lashes Out at Hamas Leader
State television in Syria issued a withering attack late Monday on a longtime ally, the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Khaled Meshal, addressing him as if he were an ungrateful child, saying he was having a "romantic emotional crisis" over the Syrian uprising and accusing him of selling out "resistance for power."
Arab League asks for Hamas help with Syria
Hamas quietly scales back its presence in Syria
Dozens of Hamas operatives have quietly returned to Gaza from Damascus as the Islamist group scales back its presence in Syria and gauges the uncertain future of President Bashar Assad, diplomats said on Sunday. Officially, Hamas leaders are sticking to their denial they plan to quit the Syrian capital, where the group keeps its main headquarters outside the Gaza Strip.