CNN: Cairo -- The Arab League announced Saturday that it is suspending Syria's membership after its failure to stop the violence against its people.
The move takes effect Wednesday.
In an emergency session at its headquarters in Cairo, the league also called for sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad's regime but did not specify what those may be.
It called on member states to withdraw their ambassadors from Damascus, but that decision will be left up to each nation.
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim read the league's decisions at a news conference after the meeting of the foreign ministers.
He said the league is urging the Syrian army to stop attacks on civilians and will hold a meeting with opposition groups in the next three days to discuss a transitional phase in Syria's future. » | CNN Wire Staff | Saturday, November 12, 2011
