Syria can meet June 30 chemical weapons deadline: U.N. chief
(Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was confident Syria would meet a June 30 deadline to eliminate its entire chemical weapons…
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Weapons inspectors blame Syrian rebels for chemical weapons attack
TEHRAN (FNA)- The head of the UN weapons inspectors said that the American case for Syrian government firing chemical weapons was weak, because…
OPCW urges scheduled Syria CW removal
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has called for the removal of Syria’s entire chemical weapons materials out of…
Removal of chemical weapons from Syria delayed
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The removal of deadly toxins from Syria under an international effort to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal…
Moscow to offer two million USD for eliminating chemical weapons in Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that his country will offer 2 million USD to support the international efforts on…
Russia sends armored trucks to Syria to transport chemical arms
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia sent 25 armored trucks and 50 other vehicles to Syria to help transport toxins that are to be…
Chinese ship to help protect US vessel destroying Syria’s chemical weapons
TEHRAN (FNA)- China will send a military ship to help protect a specially adapted US vessel to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal,…
Russian armored trucks to transport Syria chemical weapons to port
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian armored trucks will help take Syria’s chemical weapons out of the country, tracked by US satellite equipment and…
Russia offers navy escort to ships removing Syria chemical arms
MOSCOW, December 17 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is ready to provide a naval escort for ships carrying chemical weapons being removed from…
Militants behind Syria CW attack: Russia
Russia has reiterated that foreign-backed militants in Syria were behind a chemical weapons attack in August in the Arab country. “It is…
Terrorists in Syria possess chemical weapons: Iran
Reports indicate that foreign-backed terrorist groups in Syria possess chemical weapons and have used them, a senior Iranian official says. “Existing reports…
Russia says will help transport Syria CW
Russia says it will provide material and technical support to transport Syria’s chemical weapons to the place of destruction, but it will…
OPCW: Hard to remove all chemical weapons from Syria by December
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – It will be “difficult” to remove all of Syria’s most toxic chemical weapons from the country by a December…
All Syrian chemical weapons destroyed
TEHRAN, Dec. 7 (MNA) – The international chemical weapons watchdog says it has verified the destruction of all of Syria’s unfilled munitions…
Syria hails Iran’s assistance in implementing chemical weapons treaty
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Syrian deputy foreign minister underlined his country’s determination to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and thanked Tehran…
Iran hails Syria decision to scrap chemiacl arsenal
Iran’s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has lauded the Syrian government’s decision to destroy the country’s chemical arsenal as a prudent way…
OPCW adopts new Syria chem weapons plan after Albania’s stance
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) adopted a new plan for the destruction of Syria’s chemical…
West to turn down Syria’s chemical weapons transport equipment request: Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Syria’s request for military transport equipment to move chemical weapons materials out of the country will be reportedly turned…
Iranian parliament: US empty-handed after Syria’s accession to CWC
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syria’s endorsement of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) prevented the break-out of a new war in the region and took…
Israeli lobby big loser in Syria CW case: Expert
An American analyst says the recent agreement over chemical weapons in Syria thwarted the warmongering plots of Tel Aviv and its backers…
US proposal on Syria CW ‘premature’: Russia
Russia has described as “premature” a proposal by US Secretary of State John Kerry that Syria’s chemical weapons should be placed on…
OPCW verifies 11 sites identified by Syria
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says it has verified 11 sites identified by the Syrian government. “The OPCW…
OPCW praises Syrian government for being cooperative
The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog has praised Syria for cooperating with his team tasked with dismantling the country’s chemical…
Syria vows to cooperate with disarmament experts
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stressed his government’s resolve to fully cooperate with the international chemical experts tasked with overseeing the process…
UN: Destrucion of syria chemical program begins
BEIRUT (AP) — International inspectors began destroying Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons and the machinery used to create it, a United Nations…
Iran offers help with Syria’s chemical weapons
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran should be invited to the Geneva II talks on Syria and…
OPCW to begin Syria inspections next week
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) passed an agreement early Saturday authorizing the chemical weapons watchdog to…
UN vote urges destruction of Syrian chemical arms
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution condemning the use of chemical weapons in Syria and calling for their…
Syria CW probe must start by Tuesday: Draft resolution
A draft resolution on Syria, agreed by Russia and the US, says the UN team of chemical weapons experts must start inspection…
Syria’s chemical arsenal mostly ‘unweaponized’
Russian and US officials assess that Syria’s chemical agents arsenal is mostly ‘unweaponized,’ enabling a faster removal of the stockpile than previously…
UN sources say Security Council may vote on Syria
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to vote on a draft resolution proposed by Russia and the United States aimed…
UN Council near Syria resolution: Russia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United Nations Security Council is about two days away from agreeing on a resolution to require Damascus to…
China, Russia renews call for negotiated solution to Syrian crisis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Parliaments of China and Russia on Thursday released a joint statement on the crisis in Syria, stating that negotiation…
Russian FM calls for destruction of all chemical weapons in Syria
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia insists that all chemical weapons in Syria, including chemical arms components possibly held by Syrian opposition forces, should…
49% in poll fault Obama on policies outside US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – About half of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama is handling foreign policy, a new high as he…
Removing Assad from power leads to more instability: Egyptian Analyst
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – While some western and Arab countries are helping the rebels in Syria to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an…
United Nations chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria
A team of UN chemical weapons experts has arrived in Syria for further investigation into the use of banned arms in the…
Iran, Russia FMs express satisfaction with preventing war in Syria
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian and Russian foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the 68th UN General Assembly annual meeting in New York…