Arab League suspends Syria
CAIRO: The Arab League on Saturday suspended Syria until President Bashar al-Assad implements an Arab deal to end violence against protesters, and called for sanctions and transition talks with the...
November 12, 2011
The statement, read by Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassem al-Thani, said the League decided "to suspend Syrian delegations' activities in Arab League meetings" and to implement "economic and political sanctions against the Syrian government."
It also called for the withdrawal of Arab ambassadors from Damascus. (AFP)
