The chief UN chemical weapons inspector in Syria has called for a new investigation to determine who was behind the August chemical attack in the Arab country. Ake Sellstrom, who has recently been leading a team of inspectors in Syria, said on Tuesday that those responsible for the hideous crime should be brought to justice. On August 21, hundreds ...

A team of UN chemical weapons experts has arrived in Syria for further investigation into the use of banned arms in the Middle Eastern country. The group, led by chief UN chemical weapons investigator Ake Sellstrom, arrived in Syria on Wednesday, AFP reported. Reports say that the team is planned to probe the alleged use of chemical weapons some ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Damascuss decision to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal was the result of Russias proposal and had nothing to do with the US threat of war. "There's a misunderstanding that we agreed with this agreement because of the Americans," AFP quoted Assad as saying during an interview with Fox News broadcast on Wednesday....

The United Nations chemical weapons inspection team, which was probing banned arms attacks in Syria, has wrapped up its work, starting to leave the country. The team left its hotel in Damascus early in the morning and headed into a highway leading to neighboring Lebanon, witnesses said on Saturday. The 20-member UN team of chemical weapons inspectors ...

Russia has called the Syrian opposition claims about a chemical attack by the Syrian army near Damascus "premeditated provocation." Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement on Wednesday that since reports of the alleged attack were issued just as a UN chemical weapons inspection team arrived in Syria, "this makes ...

UNITED NATIONS Syria has agreed to allow U.N. inspectors to visit three sites to investigate accusations of chemical weapons use during the country's 2-year-old civil war, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The head of a U.N. chemical weapons investigation team, Ake Sellstrom, and the head of the U.N. Office of Disarmament Affairs, Angela Kane,...

The United Nations and Syria have agreed on an investigation into the allegations of chemical weapons use in the country, a UN statement says. "The discussions were thorough and productive and led to an agreement on the way forward," said the statement on Friday. The deal was reached after two UN envoys went to Syria on Tuesday and Wednesday and ...