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OPCW

Le président syrien Ahmed al-Sharaa

2 min

Levant & Turkey

OPCW restores Syria's voting rights at chemical weapons watchdog

The decision marks a significant, coming a day after US President Trump said he would take Syria off the list of state sponsors of terrorism

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President Joe Biden speaks at a press conference in the White House, Washington D.C., U.S.A

3 min

US / Canada

U.S destroys chemical weapons stockpile, watchdog confirms

American President Joe Biden announces banned chemical weapons were 'safely destroyed' on same day that he offers cluster munitions to Ukraine

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A general view shows a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East and chemical weapons use in Syria, at the UN headquarters in New York, U.S.

3 min

Levant & Turkey

Watchdog denies Syrian claim of chemical attack on its troops

War in Syria: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ends investigation into attack on President al-Assad's troops, citing insufficient proof

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The headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, Netherlands.

3 min

International

OPCW to soon finish destroying ‘world’s most dangerous poisons'

Since 1997, the OPCW has destroyed 79,500 tons of stockpiles declared by countries around the world – or 99 percent

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A woman talks with Russian soldiers in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 12, 2022.

3 min

War in Ukraine

Chemical weapons watchdog 'concerned' by Mariupol reports

Russia and Ukraine 'committed never to develop, produce, acquire... or use chemical weapons'

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A protection mask is pictured at the OPCW (The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands, on April 20, 2017.

3 min

Levant & Turkey

Syria: Watchdog says chlorine gas used on rebel area in 2016

OPCW report says that the cylinder 'released a toxic irritant substance'

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Hadheefa al-Shahadh, 27, tries on an improvised gas mask in the Idlib province village of Maar Shurin on September 11, 2018 as part of his preparations for a looming regime offensive that Western governments have said may involve chemical weapons

2 min

Middle East

Chemical weapons watchdog demands Syrian clarification over chlorine cylinders

Assad regime claims evidence was moved to Syrian military facility, which Israel allegedly bombed on June 8

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The entrance of OPCW (The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) in The Hague, The Netherlands on April 20, 2017.

2 min

International

Chemical weapons watchdog punishes Syria over poison gas findings

Damascus stripped of rights at organization after France, UK and US-led campaign reaches two-thirds majority

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A protection mask is pictured at the OPCW (The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands, on April 20, 2017.

6 min

International

Syria set to face sanctions from chemical weapons watchdog

Damascus rejects claims over Lataminah attack in 2017, including use of sarin gas

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny inside a glass cell during a court hearing in Moscow on February 20, 2021.

2 min

Europe

Russia: Court strikes down Navalny's complaint over lack of probe into his poisoning

Military court sides with police, who found no 'event of a crime' after Navalny collapsed during flight

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US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York on March 1, 2021.

2 min

International

US urges 'serious consequences' for Syria's Assad over chemical weapons use: envoy

Linda Thomas-Greenfield calls out Russia for consistent attacks on chemical arms watchdog over Syria

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A displaced Syrian family travelling with their belongings down a road as two rebel fighters on a motorcycle drive past them near the town of Latamneh, Syria, on March 22, 2017.

2 min

Middle East

EU mulls further sanctions on Syria over chemical attacks

Brussels welcomes OPCW report directly blaming Damascus for using chemical weapons against Syrians

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This picture shows destroyed buildings in Douma on August 15, 2018.

2 min

Middle East

Third-party probe rebuffs claims Damascus not behind 2018 chemical attack in Syria

OPCW says inspectors claiming Douma attack in 2018 had not been staged by regime had minor access to probe

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FILE - In this Monday, April 16, 2018 file photo, people stand in front of damaged buildings, in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria.

2 min

Middle East

In blow for Moscow, int'l chemical arms watchdog to investigate Douma attack

Probe into alleged April 2018 chemical attack was at the heart of Russia-US standoff over OPCW budget

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