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OPCW reinstates Syria’s voting rights, citing 'significant change in circumstances'

In 2013, Syria agreed to join the OPCW and disclose and hand over its toxic stockpile under Russian and US pressure and to avert the threat of air strikes by Washington and its allies.

Euronews

Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria’s voting rights

The global chemical weapons watchdog has reinstated Syria's voting rights, rewarding Damascus for engaging constructively and agreeing to destroy hidden stockpiles

The Independent UK

Watchdog says dozens of Assad-era chemical weapons found in Syria in recent weeks

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it has found dozens of undeclared chemical bombs and rockets in Syria

The Independent UK

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Syria finds remnants of Assad-era chemical weapons programme, 18 suspects held

Syria's new leadership has unearthed remnants of Bashar al-Assad's secret chemical weapons program, including materials and munitions linked to past deadly attacks. Authorities have detained 18 suspects, reportedly senior officials involved in the network. This discovery highlights ongoing international concerns about hidden stockpiles following the regime's collapse and the country's…

The Times of India

Austrian court acquits ex-official Johannes Peterlik over Novichok document leak

Prosecutors had accused Peterlik of requesting "without official necessity" a classified report in 2018 that included the formula for Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent developed in the Soviet Union.

Euronews

Russia poisoned Navalny, according to five European countries' scientific findings

The heads of French, British, German, Dutch and Swedish diplomacy said that 'only the Russian state had the means, the motive and the contempt for international law' to carry out this attack.

Euronews

The Nobel peace prize has a record of being awarded to controversial nominees

The Nobel peace prize is rarely awarded to the most humble, modest or compassionate nominee. Instead, it all-too often ends up in the hands of high-profile figures who want it.

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Trump says EU has been ‘very nice to us’ in trade talks and decision on tariffs is close – as it happened

US president Donald Trump says the US is ‘probably two days off from sending them [the EU] a letter’ on tariffs

The Guardian - UK

Dutch intelligence services say Russia has stepped up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine

Two Dutch intelligence agencies say that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin

The Independent UK

Syrian Medics Say Were Coerced Into False Chemical Attack Testimony

Two Syrian doctors and a nurse told AFP in a series of interviews over the weekend that Bashar al-Assad's government coerced them into providing false testimony to international investigators after a deadly 2018 chlorine attack.

International Business Times

‘Death was everywhere’: Syria’s chemical weapon victims share their trauma

Since Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria’s chemical weapon victims have recounted their trauma without fear of reprisal.

Al Jazeera

The chemical weapon accusations against the general killed in Moscow

The US and UK say Igor Kirillov was head of a unit partly responsible for chemicals on the battlefield in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Chemical weapons watchdog urges probe in Syria after al-Assad toppled

Call by OPCW comes as Israel continues to strike Syria days after ouster of president by opposition forces.

Al Jazeera

Concern over Syria's chemical weapons stockpile triggers emergency meeting of global monitor

The global chemical weapons watchdog has opened an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns about the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals in the wake of the overthrow of President Bashar Assad

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Southern Syrian Rebels Seek OPCW Help For Chemical Weapons Disposal

Southern Syrian rebels seek OPCW help to dispose of Assad regime's chemical weapons, highlighting humanitarian impact.

The Independent UK

Members of global chemical weapons watchdog vote to keep Syria from getting poison gas materials

The annual meeting of members of the global chemical weapons watchdog has called on countries to prevent the sale or transfer to Syria of raw materials and equipment that could be used to create poison gas and nerve agents

Al Jazeera

Assad arrest warrant: ‘Hope and pain’ for Syrian chemical attack survivors

Lawyers say French arrest warrant sets ‘historic precedent’ as survivors of chemical massacre long for justice in Syria.

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Al Jazeera

France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s al-Assad

The warrant charges Syria’s president with complicity in ‘crimes against humanity and complicity in war crimes’.

The Guardian - UK

A Symphony for a Common Man review – the diplomat who could have stopped the Iraq war

Story of expert who knew Saddam Hussein had no chemical weapons, but was ousted to give Bush and Blair a pretext for invading Iraq, plays out like a real-life version of George Clooney’s Syriana

The Independent UK

A decade after a sarin gas attack in a Damascus suburb, Syrian survivors lose hope for justice

A decade after a sarin gas attack killed hundreds and left thousands hurt in a Syrian suburb near the capital of Damascus, survivors say there has been no accountability for that attack or for other atrocities committed during the country's brutal conflict

WEKU

International group gives thumbs up to final chem weapon disposal at Blue Grass Chemical Activity

Officials with the Blue Grass Chemical Activity have gotten a historic stamp of approval by an international organization monitoring chemical weapons disposal.

The Independent UK

US vows to keep Syria's chemical weapons program in UN spotlight over Russian and Chinese opposition

The United States and its allies are vowing to keep Syria’s failure to account for its chemical weapons program in the spotlight at the U.N. Security Council every month despite opposition from Russia and China

The Independent UK

Global chemical weapons watchdog says it found no evidence to back Syrian claim of 2017 gas attack

The global chemical weapons watchdog says it found no evidence to support a claim by Syria that its forces were attacked using toxic gas in 2017

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Has the next Intifada already started?

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

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