DOHA, Qatar, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Two members of the Arab League suspended commercial and diplomatic ties with Israel Friday because of the Gaza fighting, and Hamas rejected a cease-fire.

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 24 (UPI) -- Khaled Mashaal, head of Hamas' political bureau, said Saturday he does not believe Israel's negotiations with Syria are serious.

WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- Defying U.S. and Israeli warnings, Jimmy Carter met with Damascus-based Hamas leaders hoping to convince the Palestinian Islamists to renege on violence.

DAMASCUS, Syria, April 18 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in Syria Friday to meet with exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal in Damascus.

JERUSALEM, April 14 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter visited rocket-pocked Sderot Monday, saying the air assault directed at the southern Israeli city was a crime.

DAMASCUS, Syria, March 28 (UPI) -- Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal has told Arab leaders he would be willing to seriously consider a truce with Israel.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Hezbollah blames Syrian-based Hamas leaders for a security breach that allowed the assassination of terrorist Imad Mughniyeh, a report says.

CAIRO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Egypt has barred some Hamas leaders, including Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, The Jerusalem Post reported Friday.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A senior Hamas official said in Syria the conflict with Israel must continue until the Israeli siege ends and "the liberation of Palestine" is realized.