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In Iraq, where weapons are stored in urban centres and unexploded bombs litter border areas, fears of a catastrophe are acute.
The tragedy in Beirut has reignited calls by Iraqis for militant factions and groups linked to the government to remove their weapons stockpiles from residential areas.
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 civilians with sarin gas and chlorine
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 ...
US pushes for 'indefinite' Iran arms embargo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is urging the UN Security Council to extend an arms embargo against Iran indefinitely, as Russia and China ...
US shares proposal to 'indefinitely' extend Iran arms embargo
US Ambassador Kelly Kraft said she has shared a draft of a UNSCR with Russia that would extend an arms embargo against Iran.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Iran enriched uranium stockpiles five times over deal limits
Iran has stockpiled enriched uranium vastly over the limits of deal with world powers.
Chemical weapons organisation to publish report on Syria attacks
The OPCW will prepare a report on chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
Saudi Arabia is 'importing fuel' after 'Iran attacks'
Aramco Trading Co. has purchased diesel cargoes in the week following attacks on Saudi oil processing facilities, according to reports.
Trump: Iran 'playing with fire' by exceeding uranium limit
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran is 'playing with fire' after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves ...
US will 'never allow' Iran to develop nuclear weapons
The United States will "never allow" Iran to develop nuclear weapons, the White House warned, after Tehran said it had exceeded a limit ...
Iran reports progress in nuclear talks, but 'not enough'
Iran has said that nuclear talks with world powers are making progress but not enough to make the country change tack.
Trump must stop helping build a nuclear Saudi Arabia
Comment: If the US wants ease Middle East tensions, it should stop selling weapons and transferring expertise to Saudi Arabia, writes Paul Iddon.
America vs America: The US' (self-)destructive arms race
Comment: Reining in America's weapons addiction would save American lives abroad and at home, writes Khaled Diab.
IAEA says Iran continues to meet nuclear obligations
Iran continues to comply with the nuclear deal reached in 2015 with major powers even after the withdrawal of the United States, the United ...
Libya to return remains of Copts beheaded by IS
The Egyptian Christians were beheaded on a beach in Sirtre, Libya in February 2015, a move which drew international outrage.
Trump's Syria 'action' is a triumph for Assad
Comment: The coalition's attack on Assad's chemical weapons bases demonstrates they have no intention whatsoever of making a meaningful ...
US-led strikes 'failed to deter' Assad from chemical warfare
US-led missile strikes against the Syrian regime have failed to destroy its chemical stockpiles and have not deterred their use in ...
Russia says chemical attack investigation in Syria's Douma 'unnecessary'
A push by the United States, France and Britain at the United Nations to establish a new chemical weapons investigation in Syria is ...
Bigger, not better: Assessing Trump's latest bombing of Syria
Analysis: If past strikes are anything to go by, this latest round of missiles is unlikely to deter Assad from gassing his people again in the ...
Syria intervention deepens the UK's political divide
The UK's participation in missile strikes on the Syria regime has divided the country, after May broke with convention by ordering military ...
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