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Syria Dropped Chemical Weapon Chlorine On Rebel Towns In 2018: Watchdog
The Syrian regime's air force used the chemical weapon chlorine in an attack on the town of Saraqib in 2018, the global toxic arms watchdog said on Monday after an investigation.
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Novichok-Type Nerve Agent Found In Kremlin-Critic's Samples: Watchdog
The global chemical weapons watchdog said on Tuesday that samples taken from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who claims he was poisoned by the Kremlin, contained a Novichok-type nerve agent.
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Russia Says It Doesn't Recognise New Powers To Global Chemical Arms Body
Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov on Thursday said Moscow does not recognise new powers the international community has given the global chemical weapons watchdog.
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India Votes Against Draft On Chemical Weapons Use, Calls It "Incomplete"
India has voted against the draft decision on addressing the threat from chemical weapons use at a special conference of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) here, citing "incomplete consultations".
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World Powers Agree To Give Chemical Watchdog Teeth In Syria
The international community on Wednesday voted to boost the powers of the global chemical weapons watchdog to enable it to name those behind toxic arms attacks in Syria, fighting off stiff opposition from Russia.
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New Confirmation Of Chlorine Use In Syria
Global arms experts Wednesday confirmed chlorine was used in a Syrian town in February leaving residents fighting for breath, as the world awaits the results of a probe into last month's alleged poison gas attack on Douma.
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UN Team Fired Upon In Syria While Visiting Suspected Chemical Sites
A UN security team came under fire in Syria while doing reconnaissance for inspectors to visit sites of a suspected chemical weapons attack, and officials said it was no longer clear when the inspectors would be able to go in.
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Chemical Weapons Body Conducted Inspection In Russia Last Week: Report
Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) conducted an inspection at an undisclosed location in Russia in the past week, the Russian Defence Ministry's official newspaper said on Friday.
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Syria Denies Ever Using Chemical Weapons in Civil War
Syria today "categorically" denied using chemical weapons including chlorine gas in its four-year civil war, telling a global watchdog it is cooperating fully with efforts to destroy its stockpile.
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Chemical Weapons Used By Fighters in Syria: Sources
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.
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Syria Starts Razing Chemical Weapons Sites: Watchdog
Syria has begun destroying its remaining chemical weapons production sites, despite being hampered by bad weather and logistical problems, the world's chemical watchdog said on Monday.
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Syrian Government Used Chlorine Gas on Civilians: OPCW Report
The latest report on Syria by the global chemical weapons watchdog offers further evidence that the Syrian government repeatedly attacked its own citizens with poison gas, US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said on Tuesday.
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Syria ships out first batch of chemical weapons materials
Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in the most crucial phase of an internationally backed disarmament programme.
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What is the OPCW and what does it do?
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was thrust into the spotlight when it was required to oversee the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria, but it has been working since the 1990s as the body that implements the Chemical Weapons Convention, the first international treaty to outlaw an entire class of weapons.
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Syria Dropped Chemical Weapon Chlorine On Rebel Towns In 2018: Watchdog
The Syrian regime's air force used the chemical weapon chlorine in an attack on the town of Saraqib in 2018, the global toxic arms watchdog said on Monday after an investigation.
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Novichok-Type Nerve Agent Found In Kremlin-Critic's Samples: Watchdog
The global chemical weapons watchdog said on Tuesday that samples taken from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who claims he was poisoned by the Kremlin, contained a Novichok-type nerve agent.
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Russia Says It Doesn't Recognise New Powers To Global Chemical Arms Body
Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov on Thursday said Moscow does not recognise new powers the international community has given the global chemical weapons watchdog.
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India Votes Against Draft On Chemical Weapons Use, Calls It "Incomplete"
India has voted against the draft decision on addressing the threat from chemical weapons use at a special conference of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) here, citing "incomplete consultations".
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World Powers Agree To Give Chemical Watchdog Teeth In Syria
The international community on Wednesday voted to boost the powers of the global chemical weapons watchdog to enable it to name those behind toxic arms attacks in Syria, fighting off stiff opposition from Russia.
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New Confirmation Of Chlorine Use In Syria
Global arms experts Wednesday confirmed chlorine was used in a Syrian town in February leaving residents fighting for breath, as the world awaits the results of a probe into last month's alleged poison gas attack on Douma.
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UN Team Fired Upon In Syria While Visiting Suspected Chemical Sites
A UN security team came under fire in Syria while doing reconnaissance for inspectors to visit sites of a suspected chemical weapons attack, and officials said it was no longer clear when the inspectors would be able to go in.
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Chemical Weapons Body Conducted Inspection In Russia Last Week: Report
Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) conducted an inspection at an undisclosed location in Russia in the past week, the Russian Defence Ministry's official newspaper said on Friday.
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Syria Denies Ever Using Chemical Weapons in Civil War
Syria today "categorically" denied using chemical weapons including chlorine gas in its four-year civil war, telling a global watchdog it is cooperating fully with efforts to destroy its stockpile.
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Chemical Weapons Used By Fighters in Syria: Sources
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.
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Syria Starts Razing Chemical Weapons Sites: Watchdog
Syria has begun destroying its remaining chemical weapons production sites, despite being hampered by bad weather and logistical problems, the world's chemical watchdog said on Monday.
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Syrian Government Used Chlorine Gas on Civilians: OPCW Report
The latest report on Syria by the global chemical weapons watchdog offers further evidence that the Syrian government repeatedly attacked its own citizens with poison gas, US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said on Tuesday.
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Syria ships out first batch of chemical weapons materials
Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in the most crucial phase of an internationally backed disarmament programme.
-
What is the OPCW and what does it do?
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was thrust into the spotlight when it was required to oversee the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria, but it has been working since the 1990s as the body that implements the Chemical Weapons Convention, the first international treaty to outlaw an entire class of weapons.
