QATAR ARAB LEAGUE MEETINGArab League Secretary - General Nabil Elaraby ( L ) deputy secretary general of the Arab League , Ahmed bin Hilli ( R ) looks on as Qatar ' s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al - Thani ( C ) speaks during at the Arab ministerial committee meeting on Syria in Doha , Qatar , 03 December 2011 . Media reports state that the Arab League on 03 December 2011 approved details of diplomatic and economic sanctions on Syria as violence in the country killed 25 people , most of them in battles between army defectors and regular army troops . Arab foreign ministers gave Damascus until 04 December 2011 to sign the league ‘ s initiative to end violence in the country , as Bashar al - Assad ‘ s government continues to crack down on pro - democracy protesters . EPA / STRINGER < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >