"Euronews": Arab League threatens sanctions against Syria.

The Arab League committee, which convened an extraordinary session on Nov. 24 in Cairo, gave Syria 24 hours to agree to allow an observer mission into the country, or it could face sanctions that include stopping financial dealings and freezing assets.

The bloodshed in the country continued, with activists reporting at least 15 people were killed, including civilians and security forces.

Thursday's threat was a humiliating blow to Damascus, a founding member of the Arab League. It comes as international pressure mounts on President Bashar Assad to stop the brutal crackdown on an uprising against his regime. The U.N. says that at least 3,500 have been killed since mid-March.

The Cairo-based Arab League called on Damascus to agree to an observer mission by Friday, or else the League will meet Saturday to decide on sanctions. In a statement released after the committee met, the group said punishment could include ceasing trade with the Syrian government apart from strategic goods that affect the Syrian people. Other sanctions could include stopping flights to Syria and ending dealings with Syria's central bank.

The Arab League already has suspended Syria's membership over the bloodshed and Syria's failure to abide by an Arab peace plan it signed.

Thursday's meeting took place in a hotel rather than at the League's headquarters in the central Tahrir Square, where there have been clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters calling for the ruling military to step down.