Arab League agrees on details for Syria sanctions
The Arab League has approved details of sanctions against Syria aimed at pressuring the regime to end its deadly eight-month crackdown on dissent. Arab League ministers meeting in Qatar on Saturday formally agreed on a list of Syrian officials who will be barred entry from fellow Arab nations in the 22-member bloc. Syrian President Bashar Assad is not on the list.
The group also agreed on a list of strategic goods that would be exempted from a trade ban to avoid harming the Syrian people. The Cairo-based Arab League agreed to the sanctions a week ago. (AP)
