Syria Live Blog - May 5
Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite reform pledges by president Bashar al-Assad. We bring you the latest news from our correspondents and other sources.
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11:14pm
The Syrian interior ministry says 361 people "involved in riot acts" have "turned themselves in".
In a statement on Thursday about an "amnesty", the ministry said:
They were released immediately after vowing not to repeat acts that may harm the security of the homeland and citizens.
10:22pm
Farhan Haq, a spokesperson for the UN, said on Thursday that a U.N. humanitarian team will be going to Daraa in the coming days following an phone appeal by Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, to Assad.
Aid workers from the Red Cross and Red Crescent on Thursday delivered their first emergency relief supplies to Deraa, a spokesperson for the organisation said.
A convoy of two trucks carrying clean drinking water and two trucks with food and first aid material accompanied the team of 13 experts from the Syrian Red Crescent and International Committee of the Red Cross, the ICRC’s Hicham Hassan said.
"We got the greenlight to go and the visit took place. The goods were delivered," Hassan told the Reuters news agency, in response to an inquiry. "The team is back in Damascus now."
The neutral humanitarian agency had no immediate information on casualties in Deraa, where demonstrations calling for more freedoms and later for the overthrow of Assad began in March.
9:50pm
Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN, says a UN humanitarian team will be going to Deraa in the coming days following an phone appeal by Ban Ki-moon to Assad.
7:57pm
The European Union may reach preliminary agreement on imposing sanctions on Syria's leadership on Friday, but have yet to decide whether President Bashar al-Assad should be included, diplomats told the Reuters press agency.
EU member states agreed in principle last week to impose an arms embargo on Syria following the government's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, but discussions are still going on over whether to target specific individuals with asset freezes, travel bans or other similar steps.
"There is broad agreement for individual sanctions, only Estonia doesn't agree," one EU diplomat said. "The second big discussion is whether Assad should be included."
6:10pm
France follows the call made earlier today by Italy and US for sanctions against Syrian leaders, but says there is still no agreement on who should be included on the list.
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Syria Spotlight
All times given are local (GMT+3)
11:14pm
The Syrian interior ministry says 361 people "involved in riot acts" have "turned themselves in".
In a statement on Thursday about an "amnesty", the ministry said:
They were released immediately after vowing not to repeat acts that may harm the security of the homeland and citizens.
10:22pm
Farhan Haq, a spokesperson for the UN, said on Thursday that a U.N. humanitarian team will be going to Daraa in the coming days following an phone appeal by Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, to Assad.
Aid workers from the Red Cross and Red Crescent on Thursday delivered their first emergency relief supplies to Deraa, a spokesperson for the organisation said.
A convoy of two trucks carrying clean drinking water and two trucks with food and first aid material accompanied the team of 13 experts from the Syrian Red Crescent and International Committee of the Red Cross, the ICRC’s Hicham Hassan said.
"We got the greenlight to go and the visit took place. The goods were delivered," Hassan told the Reuters news agency, in response to an inquiry. "The team is back in Damascus now."
The neutral humanitarian agency had no immediate information on casualties in Deraa, where demonstrations calling for more freedoms and later for the overthrow of Assad began in March.
9:50pm
Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN, says a UN humanitarian team will be going to Deraa in the coming days following an phone appeal by Ban Ki-moon to Assad.
7:57pm
The European Union may reach preliminary agreement on imposing sanctions on Syria's leadership on Friday, but have yet to decide whether President Bashar al-Assad should be included, diplomats told the Reuters press agency.
EU member states agreed in principle last week to impose an arms embargo on Syria following the government's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, but discussions are still going on over whether to target specific individuals with asset freezes, travel bans or other similar steps.
"There is broad agreement for individual sanctions, only Estonia doesn't agree," one EU diplomat said. "The second big discussion is whether Assad should be included."
6:10pm
France follows the call made earlier today by Italy and US for sanctions against Syrian leaders, but says there is still no agreement on who should be included on the list.
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