Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 11:00
The international chemical watchdog has called for Syria to speed up operations to hand over its deadly arsenal for destruction, after missing the key deadline of 31 December 2013.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 18:25
Syria missed a deadline to transport the most toxic substances out of the country by December 31, loading a first batch of chemicals onto a Danish cargo vessel on Tuesday, a week late.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 23:13
Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in the most crucial phase of an internationally backed disarmament programme.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 04:07
Danish and Norwegian warships sailed to Syria Friday to collect its chemical weapons for destruction, said the Danish defence ministry in a statement.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 19:12
A cargo ship is being outfitted in Virginia with sophisticated technology capable of destroying Syria`s chemical weapons.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 08:27
Syria will miss a December 31 deadline for the removal of part of its chemical weapons arsenal for destruction, but international inspectors insisted the overall mission is still on track.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 08:58
Disarmament teams returned Scandinavian escort vessels to port on Monday as they accepted an end-of-year deadline for the removal of Syrian chemical weapons could no longer be met, a Norwegian spokesman said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 03:17
Disarmament teams returned Scandinavian escort vessels to port Monday as they accepted an end-of-year deadline for the removal of Syrian chemical weapons could no longer be met, a Norwegian spokesman said.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 01:35
Syria is "unlikely" to meet a December 31 deadline to transport its most dangerous chemical arms out of the country, the United Nations acknowledged Saturday.
Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 20:58
Syrian state TV and opposition activists say government forces have ambushed members of an al Qaeda-linked group.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 14:12
The powerful UN Security Council in October agreed on a deal to eliminate Syria`s chemical weapons stockpiles by mid-2014 after days of back-room negotiations.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 22:51
Syria accused rebels on Tuesday of recently attacking two sites where chemical arms were stored, state news agency quoted a foreign ministry source as saying.
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