Arab League threaten to take Syria to UN
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The Arab League is threatening to take Syria to the United Nations for procrastinating over its deadly crackdown on dissent, as an Iraqi mediator reported "positive" talks aimed at defusing the crisis.
In Doha, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani accused Damascus of "procrastination" over an Arab League proposal to send an observer mission to Syria. (AFP)