The Arab League issued a decision Saturday to suspend Syrian delegations’ activities in Arab League meetings and implement "economic and political sanctions against the Syrian government.

The Arab League issued a decision Saturday to suspend Syrian delegations' activities in the Arab League meetings and implement economic and political sanctions against the Syrian government.

The member states in the league held a press conference in which Foreign Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani read the statement before journalists and clarified that two states rejected to vote in favor for the decision and 1 state abstained from voting.

The two states that rejected the decision were Lebanon and Yemen, while Iraq abstained.

Al-Thani claimed that the decision was taken because Syria did not commit to the Arab League deal to end “violence against protestors”.

The decision also included withdrawing the Arab ambassadors from Damascus and called upon the Syrian opposition to meet up in the league's location to set future plans.

Angry Syrian pro-regime crowds gathered near the location expressing their rejection to any decision the Arab league takes and distributed statements to journalists stating this view.