International peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi attends a meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby (unseen) at the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo December 30, 2012. The international mediator touting a peace plan for Syria warned on Saturday of ''hell'' if the warring sides shun talks, and Moscow accused enemies of President Bashar al-Assad of blocking negotiations.
Credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh