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High Iranian Official insists it Will stay in Syria, to Block Israel
What happens when the Sunni rebels are all defeated and the Syrian Arab Army is reconstituted?
World to 22 mn Refugees: Only 200K of You can be Helped
Donald Trump is at the forefront of this scandalously cruel approach to refugees. But he’s not alone.
Will the Price of Oil Collapse within a Decade, Driven off Cliff by Electric Vehicles?
The process is already well underway
Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States
Syrian army soldiers burned a rebel flag Saturday after they and Russian military police took over the crucial Nassib post
World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat
Iran’s remaining partners in the 2015 nuclear deal vowed Friday to keep the energy exporter plugged into the global economy
In Syria’s Douma, UN finds likely Chlorine use, but not by Rebels
Laboratory tests so far have found possible evidence of chlorine use but no evidence of sarin or a similar nerve agent
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption
Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a corruption court in Islamabad Friday
Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron
Trump tweeted that Pruitt’s deputy, the former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, would take over Monday as acting head of the agency
Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge
Six sovereign wealth funds including four Gulf states have pledged to boost efforts to fight climate change
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