DUBAI: The European Union said it will renew sanctions against the Syrian regime in May, saying the conflict in the war-torn country is still far from a solution.Â
The EU called on the Syrian regime to end repression and release all detainees. Adding that the regime and its allies should implement the Security Council relsolutions, in remarks quoted by Al Arabiya TV.Â
The news comes after it has been reported that Syria’s first lady Asma Al-Assad, who is also a British citizen, may be prosecuted and stripped of her UK citizenship.
A preliminary investigation was opened by the Metropolitan police into allegations that she incited and encouraged terrorist acts during the country’s civil war.
