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Friday 07 June 1996 23:02 BST
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Damascus (Reuter) - The leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia arrived yesterday for joint talks with the President of Syria, Hafez al-Assad, as Syria warned that the election of Mr Netanyahu in Israel posed a threat to the Middle East peace process.

Mr Netanyahu said on Thursday that he envisaged "confidence-building" moves with Syria ahead of a full peace deal, although he was opposed to giving back the Golan Heights.

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