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…
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Russia, US agree on November Syria talks: Lavrov
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow and Washington have agreed to push for holding the planned Geneva II conference on the…
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…
Disarmament team begins work in Syria
A nine-member team of international disarmament experts with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has started work in Syria.…
Commander sees “miscalculation” as reason behind US retreat from Syria war
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said Washington failed to take…
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…
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…
Lavrov: Homemade Sarin used in attack near Damascus
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia has enough evidence to assert that homemade sarin was used on August 21 in a chemical attack near Damascus,…
President Assad talks on chemical attacks in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says confessions from foreign-backed militants in Syria suggest that they used chemical weapons in recent fatal attacks. During…
UN Security Council likely to adopt Syria resolution in 2 days: Russia
Russia says the permanent members of the UN Security Council, long at odds over a resolution on Syria, are likely to adopt…
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…
All countries must stop fueling bloodshed in Syria: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged all countries to stop fueling the bloodshed in Syria by dispatching weapons, and push for a…
Moscow: UN chemical weapons experts to return to Syria Wednesday
TEHRAN (FNA)- UN chemical weapons inspectors are to return to Syria on Wednesday to continue their mission, said Russia. But Moscow is…
Russia will not submit to US blackmail on Syria, James Petras says
A US political commentator says Russia will never agree with US military intervention in Syria which he believes is a tactic to…
Assad: Terrorists may attack foreign inspectors, blame Damascus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Syrian armed opposition may be ordered by its foreign sponsors to stage a false flag operation against foreign inspectors…
China willing to contribute to implementation of Syria deal
China has expressed willingness to dispatch experts in line with a Russian-US deal for the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons. On September…
Russia says West exploiting Syria deal to threaten force
(Reuters) – Russia accused the West on Sunday of trying to exploit a chemical weapons deal with Syria to push through a U.N. resolution…
Mortar shell hits Russian embassy in Syria
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A mortar shell landed in the compound of the Russian embassy in central Damascus but there was no immediate…
Lavrov: US pressuring Russia into passing UN resolution on Syria under Chapter 7
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US is pushing Russia into approving a UN resolution that would allow for military intervention in Syria, Russian…
Syria discloses chemical weapons stockpile details: watchdog
(Reuters) – Syria has disclosed the information on its chemical weapons program that was expected under an agreed Saturday deadline, the Organisation for the Prohibition…
U.S. official: Syrian CW list more complete than anticipated
(CNN) — U.S. officials were pleasantly surprised and encouraged by the initial declaration that Syria has submitted to the world’s chemical weapons watchdog…
Chemical watchdog examines Syria weapons detail
The world’s chemical weapons watchdog has begun on Saturday to examine details of Syria’s chemical arsenal supplied by the regime, as rebels…
Date, cost of Syria CW destruction due in 2-3 months: Russia
Russia says the date and cost of the destruction of Syria’s chemical arms agreed under a US-Russian deal will be announced in…
China urges political solution to Syria crisis
China has called for a political solution to end the crisis in Syria as the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons…
OPCW starts implementing Syria chemical weapons deal
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says it has started examining Syria’s declaration of chemical weapons as part of…
OPCW receives Syria chemical weapons declaration
The world’s chemical weapons watchdog says it has received an “initial declaration” of Syria’s chemical weapons program. The Organization for the Prohibition…
Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to meet on Syria
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says it will hold a meeting in the coming days to discuss a…
Chemical weapons watchdog says to meet on Syria Friday, Sept 20
TEHRAN (FNA)- The world’s chemical weapons watchdog said it is due to meet Friday to discuss a Russian-US plan for the destruction…