Dina Ezzat, Tuesday 24 Jan 2012
Official sources at the Arab League told Ahram Online that the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei has accepted in principle a request from Nabil El-Araby, the head of the Arab League, to lead an Arab League mediation mission to Syria.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/32626.aspx
Have to give kudos for the efforts to try to avoid military action.