Syria allows UN and OPCW inspection

Syria allows UN and OPCW inspection

(VOVWORLD) - Middle East media quoted the Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister as saying that the Syrian government has approved an inspection of two research centers by the joint panel of UN experts and...
Tensions escalate over Skripal nerve agent attack

Tensions escalate over Skripal nerve agent attack

(VOVWORLD) - Russia's representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Alexander Shulgin, once again dismissed British claims on the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter,...
A political solution for Syria needed

A political solution for Syria needed

(VOVWORLD) -Joint airstrikes by the US, the UK, and France on Syria to punish its government for allegedly using chemical weapons has caused a backlash in the international community. Military operations...
Russia doubts OPCW investigation of Skripal poison

Russia doubts OPCW investigation of Skripal poison

(VOVWORLD) - Russia will not accept the findings of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) investigation into the Salisbury nerve agent attack, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova...
Russia raises 13 questions over Skripal case

Russia raises 13 questions over Skripal case

(VOVWORLD) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has sent a list of 13 questions to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) about the details of the so-called poisoning...
Russia expels 60 US diplomats

Russia expels 60 US diplomats

(VOVWORLD) - Russia will expel 60 US diplomats and close the US Consulate in Saint Petersburg in retaliation for a similar move by Washington over a spy poisoning case in the UK...
Syria rejects US allegations on chemical weapons

Syria rejects US allegations on chemical weapons

(VOVWORLD) - The Syrian foreign ministry on Saturday denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons against rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave near Damascus, saying the accusations were “lies” without...
Syrian government denies using chemical weapons

Syrian government denies using chemical weapons

(VOVWORLD) -The Syrian government has dismissed a United Nations report accusing it of being involved in a suspected chemical attack in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib, which killed...
OPCW inspection team to visit Syria

OPCW inspection team to visit Syria

(VOVWORLD) - An inspection team of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will arrive in Syria in a few days, said Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad on...