Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Syrian state media says rebels shell village with gas, injuring 21
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Syrian state media says rebels shell village with gas, injuring 21
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media on Saturday cited a hospital in government-held Hama as saying 21 people suffered choking…
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources
Middle East
April 19, 2018
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources
US assessments following the US, British and French missile strikes on Syria show they had only a limited impact on…
OPCW chief rejects Russia claim of 2nd Salisbury nerve agent
World
April 18, 2018
OPCW chief rejects Russia claim of 2nd Salisbury nerve agent
The head of the global chemical watchdog agency has rejected Russian claims that traces of a second nerve agent were…
UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral
World
April 17, 2018
UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral
British Prime Minister Theresa May told restive lawmakers Monday that military airstrikes on Syria were right both legally and morally,…
Inspectors head to site of suspected gas attack in Syria
Middle East
April 13, 2018
Inspectors head to site of suspected gas attack in Syria
A team of inspectors from the international chemical weapons watchdog was on its way to Syria on Thursday to begin…
Security Council deadlocks again on Syria chemical attacks
Middle East
April 11, 2018
Security Council deadlocks again on Syria chemical attacks
Rival US and Russian resolutions to determine responsibility for chemical weapons attacks in Syria suffered defeats at the United Nations…
North Korea is supplying chemical weapons to Syria: UN experts
World
February 28, 2018
North Korea is supplying chemical weapons to Syria: UN experts
Amid an investigation that the Assad regime has been using chemical weapons, a panel of UN weapons experts has now…
Syrian evacuee swap proceeds after tense delay
Middle East
April 23, 2017
Syrian evacuee swap proceeds after tense delay
Ten buses carrying people from rebel-encircled towns headed for government-held Aleppo on Friday after waiting 48 hours at a staging…