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 ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Two suspected cases of polio have been detected in Syria, the first appearance of the incurable viral disease there in 14 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The UN body said initial test results from a cluster of cases of acute flaccid paralysis in the Eastern province of Deir al-Zor in early October had come back positive ...

The UN Security Council supports a proposal by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to eliminate Syrias chemical weapons by mid-2014. Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin and his French counterpart Gerard Araud announced on Thursday that the 15-member Council had decided to authorize the proposal in a letter, instead of a resolution. On October ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- International weapons inspectors in Syria have visited three sites so far across the country as part of the UN program to destroy the countrys chemical arms stockpile. The UN has tasked the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to rid Syria of its stockpile by mid-2014, RT reported. Twenty-seven inspectors ...

A second team of international chemical weapons inspectors has joined a mission already in Syria, as part of an agreement to eliminate the Syrian chemical arms. The group includes inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations. Earlier in the day, a spokesman for the team said that the inspectors ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Syria is cooperating �very actively� with the international experts who are in the Arab country to eliminate its chemical arsenal. By Press TV   The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.

The team of experts from the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), who are currently in Syria, are continuing their mission to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons. The group, which began work October 6, says some facilities that were used to operate chemical weapons have been disabled so far. Meanwhile, UN Secretary ...

[caption id="attachment_29783" align="alignright" width="180"] US Secretary of State John Kerry[/caption] US Secretary of State John Kerry has praised the Syrian government for quickly starting the process of dismantling its chemical weapons arsenal. The process has begun in record time and we are appreciative for the Russian co-operation and obviously ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A report by United Nations inspectors probing a chemical weapons attack in Syria will "probably" be published on Monday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday. "It will say that there was a chemical massacre," Fabius told French radio. The inspectors left Syria on August 31 after collecting samples as part of their ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The analysis of samples taken by UN inspectors in Syria probing alleged use of chemical weapons could take "up to three weeks," the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said. "The evidence collected by the team will now undergo laboratory analysis and technical evaluation," said the group based in The ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United Nations team tasked with investigating alleged chemical weapons strikes in Syria arrived in Lebanon on Saturday, a witness said. The team crossed the land border into neighboring Lebanon after leaving their Damascus hotel earlier in the morning. By Fars News Agency   The Iran Project is not responsible for ...

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 ...

The United Nations team of chemical weapons inspectors has headed out on the last day of its probe into a deadly poison gas attack in Syria. According to a security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Friday, the inspectors left their hotel to visit a military hospital in Mazzeh district situated in western part of the capital, Damascus,...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that the team of chemical weapons experts will be leaving Syria Saturday morning. By Press TV   The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.

The United Nations confirms that Syria chemical weapons team has delayed second visit to Damascus suburbs by one day due to safety reasons. By Press TV   The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.

Damascus, Aug 27, IRNA Iranian Ambassador to Syria Mohammadreza Raouf Sheibani said the United Nations investigations should be far from any kind of political tendencies and affiliations. Talking to IRNA on Tuesday, he said it is important to see that how sincere the UN investigation team feels towards the goodwill gestures being shown by the Syrian ...

The UN team of chemical weapons inspectors is due to begin a second day of investigation into an alleged attack near the Syrian capital Damascus. The 20-member UN team led by Swedish expert Aake Sellstroem will begin their second day of probe on Tuesday. On Monday, snipers fired multiple shots at the team of inspectors as they tried to visit an ...

NEW YORK Unidentified snipers shot at UN experts Monday forcing them to suspend their attempt to investigate claims that chemical weapons had been used near Damascus, a UN spokesman said. "The first vehicle of the chemical weapons investigation team was deliberately shot at multiple times by unidentified snipers," said UN spokesman Martin Nesirky....

(Reuters) - U.N. inspectors left central Damascus on Monday to investigate sites of an alleged chemical weapons strike on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, a Reuters witness said, after calls from Western powers for military action to punish what may be the world's worst chemical attack in 25 years. Syriaagreed on Sunday to allow the inspectors ...

The Syrian government has given green light to the UN team of chemical weapons inspectors to investigate the site of the recent alleged chemical attack in the country. By Press TV   The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.