Syria Braces For New Protests

The BBC reports:

Activists have appealed to Syrians to stage a new round of protests after Friday prayers to increase pressure on President Bashar al-Assad.

In the north, Turkey said more than 1,500 people had crossed the border after Syrian troops and tanks moved into the village of Khirbet al-Jouz.

The EU has expanded sanctions on Syria.

It has added three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and four Syrians to a list of people whose assets are frozen and who are banned from travel.

The EU's official journal said the three Revolutionary Guard members now subject to sanctions had been "providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria".