Report: Algeria says agreement in Arab talks with Syria

Algeria's Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said on Tuesday an Arab League committee charged with seeking an end to the violence in Syria had reached agreement with Syrian authorities, al-Arabiya television said without giving any further details.

Arab League delegates held talks with Syrian officials in Qatar on Sunday aimed at agreeing a way to end bloodshed in Syria where pro-democracy protesters are calling for President Bashar al-Assad to go. (Reuters)