After an election victory slammed as fraudulent by the opposition and international community, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has begun a new term that will see him in office until 2025, his grip on power seemingly firmer than ever. So why are analysts talking up a hope for political...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The US-led Syrian Democratic Forces has launched new conscription campaign targeting local teachers in Hasaka and Raqqa provinces, activists said. During last months, about 100 teachers from the areas of Tal Hamis, Tal Brak, Qahtaniya and al-Ya’arobiya, al-Malikya,...

A senior Republican senator on Saturday urged President Donald Trump to slow down the withdrawal of US ground troops from Syria until jihadists were defeated to avoid a "nightmare" for Washington's allies. "I would hope that President Trump would slow the withdrawal until we truly destroy...

Four children were among at least six civilians killed in a US-led air strike on the Islamic State group's embattled enclave in eastern Syria, a monitor said on Saturday. The Friday strike on the Euphrates Valley village of Baghouz killed 10 IS fighters as well as the six civilians, the...