Syria regime to welcome Hamas 'resistance' representatives 'in next few days': report

The Syrian regime will welcome representatives of Hamas and other Palestinian factions soon, according to a report.

Pro-regime newspaper Al-Watan said on Monday the meeting between the Gaza rules and Syrian officials will happen "in the next few days". 

Hamas representatives will be "specifically from [its] resistance wing" and not its "Brotherhood wing", the daily said, referring to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist organisation Hamas is descended from.

Last month, Hamas said it would seek to normalise ties with the Syrian regime a decade after siding with rebels aiming to depose President Bashar Al-Assad.

Al-Watan said "it is reported" Hamas's representatives will travel to Syria following discussions in Algeria with Palestinian factions, including rivals Fatah, the group that rules the occupied West Bank.

The talks were set to start on Tuesday and end Wednesday, according to a report by The New Arab report last week.

Al-Watan cited Syria-based Khaled Abdel-Majid, who leads a minor left-wing Palestinian faction, as saying Hamas's Algeria visit would go on until Thursday.

After that, he said, it's understood the Syrian regime will fix a date for Hamas to come to Syria.

The delegation will be headed by Khalil Al-Hayya, who leads Arab relations for Hamas, the source told Al-Watan.

There was no official comment from the Syrian regime and Hamas has not announced the visit or its date.