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Qatar says Syria sanctions to be enforced now

CAIRO - Arab League sanctions on Syria will go into force straight away, Qatar's foreign minister said on Sunday.
"The decision should be executed immediately, starting today," said Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani after an Arab League meeting in Cairo ordered sweeping measures against Damascus for failing to comply with an Arab plan to end its violent eight-month crackdown on dissent.