Syria unrest: Arab League adopts sanctions in Cairo
Found on BBC News on Sunday, 27 November 2011
The move came after Syria refused to allow 500 Arab League monitors into the country to assess the situation on the ground.
The league also voted to impose a ban on commercial flights between Syria and member states. A date for the ban to enter into force will be agreed within the next week.
"When civilians are killed in Syria and the Syrian regime increases its cruelty to innocent people, it should not be expected for Turkey and the Arab League to be silent," said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, according to the state Anatolia news agency.
Pretty much everybody is now refusing to cooperate with Bashar al-Assad who has, until know, been ignoring all critics. It's amazing how long it takes to get through his thick skull that his days are numbered.