Syria delivering chemical weapons

(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

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

Weapons inspectors blame Syrian rebels for chemical weapons attack

January 18, 2014 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria delivering chemical weapons, syria destruction of CWs, Syrian rebels

TEHRAN (FNA)- The head of the UN weapons inspectors said that the American case for Syrian government firing chemical weapons was

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

OPCW urges scheduled Syria CW removal

January 9, 2014 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, OPCW start implementation of Syria CWs deal, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Sigrid Kaag, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has called for the removal of Syria’s entire chemical weapons materials

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

Removal of chemical weapons from Syria delayed

December 28, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The removal of deadly toxins from Syria under an international effort to rid the nation of its

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

Moscow to offer two million USD for eliminating chemical weapons in Syria

December 25, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Russia support of Syria, Sergey Ryabkov, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that his country will offer 2 million USD to support the international

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

Russia sends armored trucks to Syria to transport chemical arms

December 24, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Russia support of Syria, russian proposal on Syria chemical weapons, Sergei Shoigu, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Vladimir Putin

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia sent 25 armored trucks and 50 other vehicles to Syria to help transport toxins that are

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis U. S. World

Chinese ship to help protect US vessel destroying Syria’s chemical weapons

December 19, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, china protecting of destroying Syria's chemical weapons, Hua Chunying, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria delivering chemical weapons

TEHRAN (FNA)- China will send a military ship to help protect a specially adapted US vessel to destroy Syria’s chemical

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

Russian armored trucks to transport Syria chemical weapons to port

December 19, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Russia, Russia support of Syria, Syria crisis, Syria delivering chemical weapons, syria destruction of CWs

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian armored trucks will help take Syria’s chemical weapons out of the country, tracked by US satellite

Europe News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis World

Russia offers navy escort to ships removing Syria chemical arms

December 17, 2013 [email protected] Quoted, Russia navy escorting of Syria's chemical weapons, Sergei Lavrov, Syria crisis, Syria delivering chemical weapons

MOSCOW, December 17 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is ready to provide a naval escort for ships carrying chemical weapons being

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis World

Militants behind Syria CW attack: Russia

December 17, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Russia, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, syria foreign-backed militants, Syrian rebels

Russia has reiterated that foreign-backed militants in Syria were behind a chemical weapons attack in August in the Arab country.

Headlines News Politics Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

Terrorists in Syria possess chemical weapons: Iran

December 14, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Iran's role on settling Syria crisis, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, syria foreign-backed militants, Syrian rebels

Reports indicate that foreign-backed terrorist groups in Syria possess chemical weapons and have used them, a senior Iranian official says.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

Russia says will help transport Syria CW

December 14, 2013 [email protected] chemical arsenal destruction plan in Syria, chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, RuGennady Gatilov, Russia, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Syria’s chemical arsenal

Russia says it will provide material and technical support to transport Syria’s chemical weapons to the place of destruction, but

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

OPCW: Hard to remove all chemical weapons from Syria by December

December 10, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – It will be “difficult” to remove all of Syria’s most toxic chemical weapons from the country by

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

All Syrian chemical weapons destroyed

December 7, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons

TEHRAN, Dec. 7 (MNA) – The international chemical weapons watchdog says it has verified the destruction of all of Syria’s

News Politics Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

Syria hails Iran’s assistance in implementing chemical weapons treaty

December 4, 2013 [email protected] Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), chemical weapons use in Syria, Faisal al-Meqdad, Iran's role on settling Syria crisis, Iran's role on Syria, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Syrian deputy foreign minister underlined his country’s determination to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and

Headlines News Politics Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

Iran hails Syria decision to scrap chemiacl arsenal

November 30, 2013 [email protected] chemical arsenal destruction plan in Syria, chemical weapons use in Syria, Es'haq Jahangiri, Iran-Syria relations, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Syria’s chemical arsenal, Wael al-Halqi visit to Tehran

Iran’s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has lauded the Syrian government’s decision to destroy the country’s chemical arsenal as a

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

OPCW adopts new Syria chem weapons plan after Albania’s stance

November 16, 2013 [email protected]n chemical arsenal destruction plan in Syria, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) adopted a new plan for the destruction of

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

West to turn down Syria’s chemical weapons transport equipment request: Report

November 12, 2013 [email protected] Bashar Al-Assad, chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Syria’s request for military transport equipment to move chemical weapons materials out of the country will be

News Politics Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis U. S. World

Iranian parliament: US empty-handed after Syria’s accession to CWC

October 27, 2013 [email protected] Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), chemical weapons use in Syria, Iran's Parliament, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, US, US military intervention in Syria

TEHRAN (FNA)- Syria’s endorsement of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) prevented the break-out of a new war in the region

Article Israel Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis World

Israeli lobby big loser in Syria CW case: Expert

October 19, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Israel, James Petras, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons

An American analyst says the recent agreement over chemical weapons in Syria thwarted the warmongering plots of Tel Aviv and

News Politics Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis U. S. World

US proposal on Syria CW ‘premature’: Russia

October 19, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, John Kerry, Quoted, Russia, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, US, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

Russia has described as “premature” a proposal by US Secretary of State John Kerry that Syria’s chemical weapons should be

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

OPCW verifies 11 sites identified by Syria

October 17, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, OPCW verification of Syria chemical sites, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Syria’s chemical arsenal

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says it has verified 11 sites identified by the Syrian government.

News Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis

OPCW praises Syrian government for being cooperative

October 10, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, OPCW hailing of Syrian government cooperation, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Syria’s chemical arsenal

The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog has praised Syria for cooperating with his team tasked with dismantling the

News Politics Syrian Crisis

Syria vows to cooperate with disarmament experts

October 7, 2013 [email protected] Bashar Al-Assad, chemical weapons use in Syria, OPCW start implementation of Syria CWs deal, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Syria’s chemical arsenal, US military intervention in Syria, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stressed his government’s resolve to fully cooperate with the international chemical experts tasked with overseeing

News Politics Syrian Crisis

UN: Destrucion of syria chemical program begins

October 6, 2013October 6, 2013 [email protected] Bashar Al-Assad, chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, UN, UN resolution on Syria, UNSC resolution over elimination of Syria CWs, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — International inspectors began destroying Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons and the machinery used to create it, a

News Politics Syrian Crisis

Iran offers help with Syria’s chemical weapons

October 1, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Geneva II, Iran support for Syria CWs destruction, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, US-Russia arms deal on Syria, Zarif participation in Geneva II

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran should be invited to the Geneva II talks on

News Politics Syrian Crisis

OPCW to begin Syria inspections next week

September 28, 2013September 28, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Michael Luhan, OPCW inspection on Syria CWs, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria delivering chemical weapons, UNSC resolution over elimination of Syria CWs

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) passed an agreement early Saturday authorizing the chemical weapons

News Politics Syrian Crisis

EU foreign policy chief praises UN Syria resolution

September 28, 2013 [email protected] Ashton praise for UN Syria resolution, Bashar Al-Assad, Catherine Ashton, chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Syria delivering chemical weapons, UN resolution on Syria under Chapter 7, UN Security Council's (UNSC), US-Russia arms deal on Syria

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has praised a UN resolution to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria, pledging an

News Politics Syrian Crisis

Syria envoy welcomes UNSC resolution

September 28, 2013September 28, 2013 [email protected] Bashar Ja’afari, chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Syria envoy welcome UNSC resolution, UN resolution on Syria under Chapter 7, UN Security Council's (UNSC), UNSC resolution over elimination of Syria CWs, UNSC urge destruction of Syrian chemical arms, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

Syrian UN Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari has welcomed a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council to eliminate chemical weapons in

News Politics Syrian Crisis

UN vote urges destruction of Syrian chemical arms

September 28, 2013September 28, 2013 [email protected] Barack Obama, Bashar Al-Assad, chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, UN resolution on Syria under Chapter 7, UNSC condemnation of chemical weapons use in Syria, UNSC resolution over elimination of Syria CWs, UNSC urge destruction of Syrian chemical arms, US-Russia arms deal on Syria, Walid Muallem, West military intervention in Syria

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution condemning the use of chemical weapons in Syria and calling

News Politics Syrian Crisis

Syria CW probe must start by Tuesday: Draft resolution

September 28, 2013September 28, 2013 [email protected] draft resolution on Syria, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CW probe, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, UN Security Council's (UNSC), UNSC resolution over elimination of Syria CWs, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

A draft resolution on Syria, agreed by Russia and the US, says the UN team of chemical weapons experts must

News Politics Syrian Crisis

Syria’s chemical arsenal mostly ‘unweaponized’

September 28, 2013September 28, 2013 [email protected] Bashar Al-Assad, chemical weapons use in Syria, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Sergei Lavrov, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Syria’s chemical arsenal, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

Russian and US officials assess that Syria’s chemical agents arsenal is mostly ‘unweaponized,’ enabling a faster removal of the stockpile

News Politics Syrian Crisis

UN sources say Security Council may vote on Syria

September 28, 2013September 28, 2013 [email protected] 68th annual session of the UN General Assembly, chemical weapons use in Syria, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, UN Security Council's (UNSC), UNSC urge destruction of Syrian chemical arms, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to vote on a draft resolution proposed by Russia and the United

News Politics Syrian Crisis

UN Council near Syria resolution: Russia

September 26, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, RuGennady Gatilov, Russia, Syria crisis, Syria delivering chemical weapons, UN resolution on Syria under Chapter 7, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United Nations Security Council is about two days away from agreeing on a resolution to require

News Politics Syrian Crisis

China, Russia renews call for negotiated solution to Syrian crisis

September 26, 2013September 26, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, China, peaceful solution to Syria crisis, Quoted, Russia, Russia-China negotiation over Syria, Syria crisis, Syria delivering chemical weapons, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Parliaments of China and Russia on Thursday released a joint statement on the crisis in Syria, stating

News Politics Syrian Crisis

Russian FM calls for destruction of all chemical weapons in Syria

September 25, 2013 [email protected] chemical weapons use in Syria, Lavrov remarks over Syria CWs destruction, Quoted, Sergei Lavrov, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Syria rebels, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia insists that all chemical weapons in Syria, including chemical arms components possibly held by Syrian opposition

News Politics Syrian Crisis U. S.

49% in poll fault Obama on policies outside US

September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 [email protected] Barack Obama, chemical weapons use in Syria, disapproval of Americans for Obama's foreign policy, Hassan Rouhani, Obama foreign policy, Quoted, Syria crisis, Syria delivering chemical weapons, US military intervention in Syria, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – About half of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama is handling foreign policy, a new high

Article Politics Syrian Crisis U. S.

Removing Assad from power leads to more instability: Egyptian Analyst

September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 [email protected] Ali Abol Khair, Bashar Al-Assad, chemical weapons use in Syria, Quoted, Russia support of Syria, Syria delivering chemical weapons, Syrian rebels, US military intervention in Syria, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – While some western and Arab countries are helping the rebels in Syria to overthrow Syrian President Bashar

News Politics Syrian Crisis

United Nations chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria

September 25, 2013 [email protected] Ake Sellstrom, chemical weapons use in Syria, Middle East, Quoted, sarin gas, Syria crisis, Syria CWs destruction, Syria delivering chemical weapons, UN chemical weapons experts arrival in Syria, US-Russia arms deal on Syria

A team of UN chemical weapons experts has arrived in Syria for further investigation into the use of banned arms

Headlines News Politics Regional Affairs Syrian Crisis U. S. World

Iran, Russia FMs express satisfaction with preventing war in Syria

September 25, 2013 [email protected] 68th annual session of the UN General Assembly, Quoted, Sergei Lavrov, Syria crisis, Syria delivering chemical weapons, zarif meeting with sergei lavrov

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian and Russian foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the 68th UN General Assembly annual meeting in

← Previous