1.   Assad said he would consider it, the official told reporters as Christopher took his latest Mideast shuttle to Israel from Syria.

2.   Christopher arrived in Jiddah earlier Sunday from Israel on his latest Middle East peace shuttle.

3.   Hopes raised ahead of the latest shuttle by US Secretary of State Warren Christopher were dashed once again.

4.   Christopher has just returned from a latest Middle East shuttle that concluded with a ceasefire in Lebanon sponsored by the United States and France.

5.   Ross began his latest shuttle Monday in Israel where he had talks with Foreign Minister Ehud Barak, saying both Israel and Syria were determined to make peace.