. >>> a high ranking sian ficial say president bashar assad welcomes in principal a cease-fire proposal. syria's deputy minister made the remarks on monday with nhk. he met with the united nations sunday in damascus. he called for a cease-fire between government and opposition forces starting on friday. the first day of the muslim holiday. deputy foreign minister attended the meeting. >> when he raised the issue yesterday in his meeting, the president said we welcome all these ideas but we should discuss them with the relevant parties. two or three days there will be a very clear position by the syrian leadership on this issue. >> he stressed the importance of a commitment by opposition forces to stop the violence. he also criticized saudi arabia and turkey for supporting an-government foes. he cled on t forces to stop armi ining and funding the opposition. >>> egypt's president promised to tackle problems that effect people's daily lives his first 100 days in office. now that he's passed that milestone egyptians are paying close attention and assessing his performance. we have more fro