Destruction of most dangerous Syrian chemicals may be delayed

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 07:48

Removal of Syria`s chemical arsenal will likely be delayed but final deadline of end of June for eliminating all chemicals remains, head of the world`s chemical weapons watchdog said on Thursday.

US `cherry-picked` Syria chemical attack intel: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 05:29

United States knew that al Qaeda-linked rebel group in Syria was capable of producing sarin gas but ignored it in blaming Syrian regime for a chemical attack in August, veteran US journalist charged.

Chemical watchdog says will deploy second team to Syria

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 20:03

The world`s chemical weapons watchdog said today it will send a second team of inspectors to bolster its ambitious programme to destroy Syria`s arsenal.

UN chief says Syria`s chemical weapons can be dismantled without full ceasefire

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 16:49

Syria`s chemical weapons arsenal can be dismantled as quickly as possible, even without a full ceasefire, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.

Syria claims rebels behind chemical weapon attack, gives evidence to Russia

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 16:03

The Syrian government has claimed that the rebel fighters in the war-torn country had used the chemical weapons in the attack that took place on August 21 and not the Syrian regime.

Syrian chemical weapons attack report handed to UN chief Ban Ki-moon

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 10:29

Chemical weapon inspectors at UN submitted their report on the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday.

Syrian chemical arms handover would be important step: Hillary

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 10:39

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton said a Russian plan for Syria to hand over its chemical arms would be an "important step."

Jordanians protest potential US strike on Syria

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 10:30

Around 200 Jordanian activists chanting "America is the head of snake" have protested the anticipated US strike on neighboring Syria.

Direct link between Assad and gas attack elusive for US

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 13:31

With the United States threatening to attack Syria, US and allied intelligence services are still trying to work out who ordered the poison gas attack on rebel-held neighborhoods near Damascus.

Assad the same as Hitler and Saddam, says John Kerry

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 22:02

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has now joined the likes of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and Iraq`s Saddam Hussein by using chemical weapons against his own people, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday.

Syria ready for any ‘external aggression’: Assad

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 21:58

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his country is ready for any "external aggression" as his regime described Obama`s move to seek Congressional nod before launching a military strike against it as "historic American retreat".

UN inspectors to leave Syria by Saturday: Ban Ki-moon

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 16:13

A UN team of inspectors investigating an apparent poison gas attack in Syria will leave the country by Saturday morning, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in Vienna.