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Russia and Syria have repeatedly denied the accusations of chemical weapons use, alleging that Western powers have politicised the Hague-based OPCW.
A recently uncovered letter from the OPCW to former employee Brendan Whelan has cast serious doubts on his claims that a 2018 chemical weapons attack in Douma was staged.
EU sanctions senior Putin aides over Navalny, Libya
The EU sanctioned Putin's inner circle over the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny and Kremlin meddling in Libya's civil war.
Syria condemned at chemical weapons watchdog over sarin attacks
Only Russia, China and Iran voted against the decision to take action on an OPCW investigation that found the Syrian air force attacked ...
Western powers seek condemnation of Syria over sarin attacks
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) executive council is pushing to take action against Damascus for ...
Libya government accuses Russia's Wagner mercenaries of 'chemical attack'
Russian private firm Wagner helped mobilise an alleged nerve gas attack by Haftar's forces in the Libyan capital, the GNA said.
Top Syrian generals 'watched chemical attack' on Idlib village
A Bellingcat investigation revealed that Syria's top brass likely gathered to watch a chlorine attack on Latamenah hospital.
In UN session, Syria denounced over chemical weapons
Britain, Estonia and Germany slammed Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons in a closed door Security meeting held over videoconference.
Syria Weekly: Assad regime finally acknowledged as chemical culprit
The OPCW for the first time attributed blame for Syria chemical attacks, but activists are sceptical about its significance.
War-exhausted Syrians struggle to cope with coronavirus pandemic
Amid regime secrecy about the spread of Covid-19, war-weary Syrians face skyrocketing prices and food shortages as bomb-damaged health systems ...
Watchdog 'explicitly blames' Syria regime for chemical weapons attacks
For the first time since the Syria conflict erupted in 2011, the global chemical weapons watchdog explicitly blamed President Bashar al-Assad's ...
New EU trade mechanism offers hope to pandemic-hit Iran
The recent launch of the EU's Iran-trading mechanism, Instex, offers hope to Tehran at a time when economic deadlock and the Covid-19 outbreak ...
Report on Assad chemical attacks, too little, too late
Comment: For the victims of Assad's chemical warfare, the damage inflicted by these attacks, and by the Russian propaganda surrounding them, has ...
OPCW to explicitly accuse Syrian regime of chemical attacks
An investigation by the OPCW's new unit is likely to trigger counter accusations and denials from Syria and its allies, Iran and Russia.
Twitter closes Assad’s account during unauthorized interview broadcast
Twitter has closed the account of President Bashar Al-Assad after it broadcast an interview with the Syrian dictator without permission from the ...
Chemical watchdog defends Syria attack report despite whistleblower leaks
The OPCW has stood by its report on an alleged chlorine attack by the Syrian regime on the village of Douma, in face of a Wikileaks claim there were discrepancies.
Chemical weapons organisation to publish report on Syria attacks
The OPCW will prepare a report on chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
Chemical weapons watchdog checking Kurdish allegations in Syria
OPCW specialists continue to collect information over Kurdish allegations of chemicals weapons use in northern Syria.
Tulsi loves Assad: Syria and the 2020 US elections
Syria is no longer a major news story in the US, but one Democratic Party presidential hopeful’s record on Syria may come back to haunt her.
Syrians mark sixth anniversary of Ghouta chemical attack
Syrians on Wednesday commemorated the sixth anniversary of the deadly Ghouta chemical massacre, which killed hundreds of people in August 2013.
Turkey-backed rebels pledge reinforcements against Syrian regime advance
Syrian regime forces are enclosing on Khan Sheikhoun, a key opposition-held village in Idlib that was targeted by a deadly chemical attack in ...
New chemical weapons team to launch first Syria probe
A new team established by the OPCW to attribute blame for the use of banned munitions will investigate nine alleged chemical attacks ...
Chemical weapons team to identify Syria attacks culprits: OPCW
The head of the world's toxic arms watchdog said a new chemical weapons investigation team has started work on identifying the culprits behind ...
Syrian hospitals stop sharing coordinates with UN after attacks
Doctors in Idlib will stop sharing coordinates with the UN after eight hospitals that previously shared their locations were deliberately ...
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