UN-OPCW Probe of Syria Sarin Gas Attack Comes Under Heavy Pressure
A joint UN-OPCW panel tasked with determining who was behind the deadly sarin gas attack in the Syrian town of ...
Tag: Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Sarin Used In Deadly Attack On Syria Town In April
A fact-finding mission by the UN's chemical watchdog, the OPCW, concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in ...
Canada Sets New Sanctions Against Syria After Chemical Attack
Canada announced new sanctions against Syria on Friday targeting officials and entities linked to the use of chemical weapons. The ...
Syria War: Anger After Russia Vetoes Resolution At UN
Russia has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that would have condemned last week’s alleged chemical attack ...
Lethal Nerve Gas That Kills In Minutes
The United States believes the Syrian government employed a sarin-like nerve agent in Tuesday's deadly attack in the country's northwest. ...
Pressure Mounts For UN Action On Syria ‘chemical Attack’
Western powers pushed ahead Thursday with efforts to take action over the suspected chemical attack in Syria after US President ...
US Hardens Tone On Syria At Emergency UN Meeting
U. S. Ambassador Nikki Haley warned Wednesday that the Trump administration will take action against chemical attacks in Syria that ...
UN Watchdog Examines Eight Alleged Gas Attacks In Syria This Year
A UN chemical weapons watchdog is examining allegations of eight toxic gas attacks in Syria since the beginning of this ...
Malaysia Prepares To Deport N.Korean Linked To Murder; Condemns Attack
Malaysia released on Friday a North Korean suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader and ...
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution On Syria Sanctions
Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN resolution backed by Western powers that would have imposed sanctions on Syria ...
Britain Urges Malaysia To Share Evidence On Kim VX Attack
Britain on Monday urged Malaysia to share evidence from the lethal VX nerve gas attack on Kim Jong-Un's half-brother with ...
US, Russia Set To Clash Over Syria Sanctions
Russia and the United States were headed for a clash at the UN Security Council on Monday as Moscow prepared ...
UN Likely To Vote Next Week On Syria Sanctions
The UN Security Council is likely to vote next week on a draft resolution that would slap sanctions on Syria ...
UN-OPCW Panel Seeks Names of Syrian Commanders In Gas Attacks Probe
A UN investigative panel is pressing the Syrian government to hand over the names of commanders, military units and other ...
Damascus Denies Accusations of Chlorine Use In Aleppo
Syria's government on Wednesday fiercely denied accusations by Human Rights Watch that it used chemical weapons in its battle for ...
Syrian Forces Used Chemical Weapons In Final Push For Aleppo
Syrian government forces carried out at least eight chemical attacks during the final weeks of the battle for Aleppo, killing ...
World Should Stop Turning A Blind Eye To Syria
France has accused Syria and its allies of using political uncertainty in the US to launch "total war" against opposition-held ...
Syrian Rebels Fire ‘shells With Poison Gas’ In Aleppo
Poison gas was fired at a government-held area of Aleppo on Sunday, causing at least 15 people to choke, Syrian ...