"We announced that we're ready," Assad told Spain's El Pais newspaper in remarks published Sunday.
No sooner were his remarks published than he denied their implication.
In his remarks published today, Mr. Sharon appeared, if anything, to toughen his stance.
"His majesty is very worried about the Thai people," the general said in remarks published in the Thai news media.
"Rumors about mass bloodletting have no basis," he said, according to a transcript of his remarks published by the government.
In typically florid remarks published Sunday, Saleh vowed to resist the protesters "with every drop of blood".
In remarks published on the UNRWA website, Malala said the organisation was performing "heroic work" to serve children in Gaza.
In remarks published Friday in The Herald, the state-run newspaper, Mr. Mugabe seemed offended at the accusations.
"Where did the cause of our resistance war against invaders come from?" he said in remarks published today.
"What will be the consequences if this issue is turned into an international or multilateral one?" he asked in remarks published on the Foreign Ministry's Web site.
"Abbas must release Hamas supporters," the legislator, Ismail Ashqar, said in remarks published by Palestine Now, a Hamas news Web site.
