The Syrian government has agreed to a ceasefire deal with rebel groups across the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly bomb attacks in Damascus and Homs, which left at least 140 people dead.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied using “indiscriminate weapons” on rebel areas, causing massive civilian casualties, appears in denial about his role in causing the ongoing civil war in his country.
A British doctor has died in a Syrian prison after more than a year of torture and detention without charge.
A car bomb has exploded in southern Damascus killing and wounding several people according to reports.