Arab League Deadline for Syrian Action has Passed

International division
The BBC's Jim Muir, in neighbouring Lebanon, says Syrian authorities face a dilemma: if they allow the situation to be stabilised with observers, and pull their troops out, they could see large parts of the country falling outside their control.
Syria is aware that Libya's suspension from the Arab League helped persuade the UN Security Council to authorise the military action which helped topple Col Muammar Gaddafi.
But the international community remains divided over Syria, with Russia urging restraint.
The US, while warning that the situation could escalate into a civil war, says there is little appetite in the international community to intervene in Syria.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague will meet members of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) and the National Co-ordination Committee for Democratic Change in London on Monday, his office said.
BBC