Syria accepts Arab League peace plan after Cairo talks
Syria has accepted a peace plan proposed by the Arab League to end more than seven months of violence, the League says.
The statement came after Arab League officials met in Cairo to negotiate a solution to the turmoil.
The agreement includes the release of prisoners, the withdrawal of security forces from the streets and talks between the government and opposition.
Jonathan Head reports.
03 Nov 2011
- From the section Middle East