evacuating
them. God and his prophet can't accept this attack against the visitors of Imam Hussein."
The emir of Qatar has said Arab countries should send troops to Syria to stop the violent suppression of anti-government protests. He's the first Arab leader to make such a proposal. Jon Leyne reports from Cairo.
The tiny emirate of Qatar has been the most aggressive Arab country in calling for an end to the
bloodshed
in Syria. But this is a step further. The Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, has told American television that Arab troops should now be sent to Syria to stop the killing. More details of the call are likely to be broadcast when the programme airs on Sunday night. The Arab League is still defending the work of its heavily criticised monitoring mission in Syria. The mission will be reviewed by Arab ministers when they meet in Cairo in a week's time.
The Nigerian government is meeting trade union leaders in its latest attempt to end a week-long strike over the removal of a fuel subsidy. The unions have already rejected a government offer to
reinstate
less than half of the subsidy, saying prices must be restored to their previous levels. Petrol prices have doubled since the subsidy was removed two weeks ago. The strike has already cost the Nigerian economy billions of dollars in lost revenue and has caused several deaths in clashes with the police.
World News from the BBC