Obama gives nod to US-Russia agreement on Syria arms deal

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 09:07

A move that can evade severe action on Syria, the US President Barack Obama on Saturday welcomed the agreement between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wherein both conceded that Syria should hand over the chemical weapons to UNSC.

India welcomes Syria`s decision to join Chemical Weapons Convention

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 20:48

India welcomed Syria`s decision of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention, a move that may make international strikes against the Middle Eastern nation appear less imminent.

Assad move to avert US strike may backfire: Analysts

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 23:15

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have averted a US strike by agreeing to hand over his chemical arsenal but the move could backfire against his weakened regime, analysts say.

Syria renouncing arms shows strength

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 23:00

Syria`s acceptance of a proposal to relinquish its chemical weapons stockpile should not be interpreted as a concession or sign of weakness, a senior government official said today.

Syria crisis: Russia submits chemical weapons plan to US

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 22:06

After Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agreed to hand over the stockpile of chemical weapons, Russia on Wednesday handed over the plan to make the regime’s arsenal safer to the US.

Syria`s chemical weapons: What Assad regime possesses

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 18:41

As the US plans a military strike in Syria sighting the atrocities by the regime on its own people, beleaguered President Bashar al-Assad agreed to hand over the stockpile of chemical weapons to Russia.

Syrian regime behind chemical attack: Rights group

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 00:10

An international human rights group said that evidence `strongly suggests` Syrian govt forces fired rockets with warheads containing a nerve agent, most likely sarin, into a Damascus suburb in August, killing hundreds of people.

US Senate releases `videos` of Syria chemical attack

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 09:48

A US Senate panel has released 13 videos showing the victims of the alleged chemical attack near Damascus Aug 21, although there was no independent verification of the videos` authenticity, a media report said Sunday.

UK claims fresh evidence on Syria chemical weapons attack

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 23:29

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has overtly revealed that new evidences have been discovered which indicate that chemical weapons were used on August 21 in Syria.

Syrian chemical attack a possible `mistake`: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 22:05

German intelligence believes the Syrian regime was behind last month`s chemical attack but that the large death toll may be the result of a dosage "mistake", according to a media report.

Assad will regret retaliating against US military strike: Kerry

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 00:16

US Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly on Wednesday reiterated that if no action against Syria is taken then Syrian President Basher al-Assad will misconstrue the silence and use chemical weapons with “impunity”.

German spy agency sees Assad behind gas attack, cites phone call

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 23:31

A Hezbollah official has said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered a poison gas attack last month and that it considered the move a mistake which showed he was losing his grip, according to German intelligence.