Arabs Voice Concern About Syria Sanctions

CAIRO, 15 December 2003 — The Arab League yesterday expressed its “extreme concern” over impending US sanctions on Syria and urged Washington to abandon its alignment with Israel. “The Arab League expresses its extreme concern over the signing of a bill imposing sanctions on Syria,” according to Arab League spokesman Hossam Zaki. US President George W. Bush signed into law Friday a bill providing for economic and diplomatic sanctions on Syria.