How will US destroy Syria chemical weapons?

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 10:47

A ship, two portable treatment plants and less than 90 days: that`s the plan the Pentagon has unveiled to destroy "hundreds of tons" of Syria`s most dangerous chemical weapons.

Syrian chemical weapons removal programme on track: Official

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 14:11

The head of the joint United Nations and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons team charged with eliminating chemical weapons in Syria said Wednesday that despite obstacles, the programme to remove and destroy chemical agents at sea was on track.

NATO seeks Afghan accord as it looks for new role

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 19:19

NATO foreign ministers were on Tuesday set to try to nail down an accord with Kabul on the alliance`s new role in Afghanistan as pressing problems in Ukraine, Syria and beyond all call for attention.

India offers $1 mn aid to destroy Syria`s weapons

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 13:21

India offered to give USD 1 million for a fund to be used for the destruction of Syria`s chemical weapons and also the services of its experts to aid in the process scheduled to be completed by mid-2014.

US offers to destroy Syria`s chemicals at sea: OPCW

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 16:07

The United States has offered to destroy Syrian chemicals on a US ship, the global chemical weapons watchdog said on Saturday, and is looking for a suitable Mediterranean port where processing can be carried out.

Dozens of firms interested in destroying Syrian chemicals: OPCW sources

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 12:12

More than two dozen companies have expressed interest in destroying Syria`s chemical weapons stockpile, sources at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, told a news agency on Friday.

Companies may help destroy Syria arms

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 21:50

The global chemical weapons watchdog is inviting private companies to get involved in the destruction of Syria`s stockpile of toxic agent and precursor chemicals.

Watchdog says Syria weapons destruction at sea possible

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 19:14

A spokesman for the global chemical weapons watchdog says destroying Syria`s stockpile of poison gas and nerve agents at sea is a possible alternative to finding a country willing to host the destruction.

US Army scrapping four chemical weapons incinerators

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 17:11

Now, with all those chemicals up in smoke and communities freed of a threat, the Army is in the middle of another, USD 1.3 billion project, Demolishing the incinerators that destroyed the toxic materials.

Syrian Army fights for road needed to remove chemical weapons

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 20:06

Syrian forces went on the offensive on Saturday against rebels positioned along a major highway linking the capital with the coast, rebels said, a strategic road that is likely to be used to extract chemical weapons from the country.

Albanian `no` deals blow to Syria chemical weapons plan

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 09:09

Albania rejected a US request to host the destruction of Syria`s chemical weapons, dealing a blow to a US-Russian accord to eliminate such arms from the country`s protracted civil war.

Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian weapons

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 23:55

Albania rejected a request from the United States for the tiny impoverished Balkan nation to host the destruction of Syria`s chemical weapons stockpile, a major blow to international efforts to destroy the arsenal by mid-2014.