Dubai: Arab foreign ministers are likely to discuss suspending Syria's membership of the Arab League at an emergency meeting due to be held in Cairo on Sunday, Egypt's semi-official newspaper Al Ahram reported, quoting diplomatic sources.
The ministers may also consider the possibility of recognizing the newly-formed opposition Syrian National Council, the sources said.
"However, the new Arab stance will not reach the point of backing an international intervention in Syria," the paper quoted the unidentified sources as saying.
Sunday's meeting is to be held at the request of the Gulf Cooperation Council to discuss the situation in Syria, which they described as deteriorating badly.
More than 3,000 civilians, including at least 187 children, have been killed in Syria since pro-democracy protests erupted in mid-March, the United Nations said on Friday.
