Seven Syrian troops killed in ambush in desert region

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A bus transporting Syrian soldiers was ambushed on Tuesday morning in the desert of the eastern province of Deir al Zour, leaving seven soldiers killed and 14 others wounded.

UNICEF chief hopes 2020 will be 'a year of peace' for Syria’s children

New York/IBNS: Only an end to the war in Syria can bring safety to children there, the head of the UN child rights agency said on Thursday.

Almost 1,600 Syrians returned from Jordan, Lebanon in past 24 hrs: Russia

Moscow, Jun 20 (Sputnik): Almost 1,600 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian defence ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said in its daily bulletin on Thursday.

Police nabs IS suspect in Germany

Leipzig, Oct 10 (IBNS): A Syrian man arrested by German police following a two-day manhunt, had a probable IS link, BBC reported.

Political transition 'mother of all issues' for Syria talks – UN mediator

New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The UN mediator for the intra-Syrian talks said on Monday that political transition is the “mother of all issues” in the ongoing peace negotiations involving the Government and the opposition.