Syria agrees to League monitors

CAIRO - General Secretary of the Cairo-based Arab League Nabil el-Arabi received an "OK" message from the Syrian side on the protocol of an Arab mission to Syria, Egyptian news agency MENA reported.

"Arab League General Secretary Nabil el-Arabi received a reply, which agrees over the protocol of an Arab observer mission set to travel to Damascus observing the situation and protecting civilians," it cited an Arabic official as saying.

The message said the protocol will be signed by Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad on behalf of the Foreign Minister Walid el-Moallem.