RABAT: The Arab League (AL) on Wednesday gave the Syrian regime three days to halt months of deadly violence against its people or face economic sanctions, Qatar's prime minister said.
The 22-member League is "giving the Syrian government three days to stop the bloody repression" of its civilian population, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani told a press conference after a meeting of member states in Rabat.
"But if Damascus does not agree to cooperate with the League, sanctions will be adopted against Syria," he said.
He said that Arab patience was running out with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad after a bloody crackdown against demonstrators that has killed over 3,500 people since March according to the United Nations.
"I don't want to speak about last chances so (the regime) doesn't think it is being given an ultimatum but we are almost at the end of the line," he said
The 22-member League is "giving the Syrian government three days to stop the bloody repression" of its civilian population, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani told a press conference after a meeting of member states in Rabat.
"But if Damascus does not agree to cooperate with the League, sanctions will be adopted against Syria," he said.
He said that Arab patience was running out with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad after a bloody crackdown against demonstrators that has killed over 3,500 people since March according to the United Nations.
"I don't want to speak about last chances so (the regime) doesn't think it is being given an ultimatum but we are almost at the end of the line," he said