Informed Comment - Part 1117

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’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a corruption court in Islamabad Friday

Trump tweeted that Pruitt’s deputy, the former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, would take over Monday as acting head of the agency

Six sovereign wealth funds including four Gulf states have pledged to boost efforts to fight climate change

The rebels say they have declared a ceasefire and have put down their arms after they negotiated through the Russians

Frequently a target of attack by hardliners, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is benefiting from a sudden surge in support from his former critics

It turns out that government officials who think the majority of Americans want hard-line immigration policies are wrong

Hossein Kazempour Ardebili was quoted by the Iranian Press on Thursday as saying that Trump’s Twitter activity is roiling the oil markets

A bill banning all goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is set to be approved by the Irish Parliament on July 11