Syria is facing a new Arab League deadline to accept proposals to allow observers into the strife-torn country.
Arab foreign ministers said Damascus had until Sunday to agree to the league's plan. Further sanctions have been threatened.
At their Cairo meeting, Arab ministers also confirmed economic sanctions against Damascus approved in the past week.
These include cutting off transactions with Syria's central bank, freezing assets for 19 officials and aides of President Bashar al-Assad, and banning them from travelling to other Arab countries.
