Syria to accept Arab League's monitoring mission

The Syrian government has accepted the Arab League's plan to send a mission of observers to monitor the situation on the ground in the unrest-plagued country, Xinhua reports on Thursday.

The development came as the regional bloc is meeting in the Egyptian capital to discuss sanctions on Syria, which had been at odds with the bloc on some details of the monitoring plan.

The reported reversal of Syria's attitude has yet to be confirmed by Arab League leaders.