Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (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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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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