"Syria's embattled government is struggling to deflect Arab and western pressure to send in observers to monitor violence as at least 18 more deaths were reported during large-scale anti-regime protests.
Officials in Damascus indicated on Friday that an Arab mission could go ahead if amendments were made "to protect Syrian sovereignty", but these reportedly included excluding human rights experts and thus looked likely to be unacceptable.
The Arab League, whose foreign ministers are due to meet in Kuwait on Saturday, has suspended Syria's membership and threatened to impose economic sanctions at once unless it halts "bloody repression" and allows observers in. Nabil al-Arabi, the league secretary-general, said only that he was studying Syria's position."
Officials in Damascus indicated on Friday that an Arab mission could go ahead if amendments were made "to protect Syrian sovereignty", but these reportedly included excluding human rights experts and thus looked likely to be unacceptable.
The Arab League, whose foreign ministers are due to meet in Kuwait on Saturday, has suspended Syria's membership and threatened to impose economic sanctions at once unless it halts "bloody repression" and allows observers in. Nabil al-Arabi, the league secretary-general, said only that he was studying Syria's position."
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