Bashar Al-Assad: One year, $1 bn needed to destroy chem arms
WASHINGTON: Defiant strongman Bashar Al-Assad promised he would surrender Syria’s chemical weapons but warned it would take at least a year to do so and...
Syria’s chemical weapons
Russia rattled as allies seek tough UN Syria resolution
by AFP
PARIS: Britain, France and the United States on Monday launched a push for a tough UN resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons and moved to bolster...
Ban to present key Syria chemical report
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DAMASCUS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon will on Monday present a report on Syria’s chemical weapons, increasing pressure on the Assad regime, as support grows for a...
Syria hails US-Russia chemical arms deal as a ‘victory’
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DAMASCUS: A US-Russian plan to remove Syria’s chemical weapons is a “victory” that averts war, a Syrian minister said Sunday, as Washington warned that the...
US-Russia plan on Syria arms wins China support
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BEIJING: A US-Russian plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons gained China’s support Sunday, easing its route towards the UN Security Council and hiking pressure on...
Assad gets a week to reveal chemical arms stockpile
by AFP
GENEVA: The countdown has begun on a dangerous, tough mission to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons, with the regime given just seven days to lift the...
US, Russia seal landmark deal on Syria weapons
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GENEVA: The United States and Russia on Saturday unveiled an ambitious plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons by the middle of next year and left...
US, Russia agree on Syria chemical weapons plan
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GENEVA: The United States and Russia on Saturday agreed on an ambitious plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons by the middle of next year....
Israel fears Syria’s chemical weapons fall into hands of rebels
by Areeb Hasni
Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fearing Syria’s chemical weapons fall into the hands of Islamist rebels, said on Tuesday Israel is having a close...